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Colin Rosenstiel · January 23rd 05, 11:13 PM posted to uk.transport.london,cam.transport

In article ,
(Meldrew of Meldreth) wrote:

In article , Terry Harper
writes
I was warned off the river by my tutor, because of lack of attendance
at the labs.

I only went punting once in my three years - on the famous day that
David Hamilton's Radio One roadshow hit town. It was just too
difficult. Only a few colleges, on the river, had their own punts (for
free hire to students), and I don't recall a lot of commercial hiring
then (but it would have been a very indulgent expense). Only a very few
students had their own punts.

Eh? You came up after me (1968), didn't you Roland? The punt firms,
Scudamores and Tyrells existed then. There were college punts too,
including a substantial Trinity fleet hired to the public too.

Or by "the river", do you mean competitive rowing?

I wondered myself. Do they know how to punt properly in Oxford anyway?

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Colin Rosenstiel