<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Thanks for the outlines, Lindsay. I vote for option 3, and agree that we should strike version 2 from consideration. Jeremy, any preference?<div>cheers</div><div>Helen</div><div><br><div><div>On 9 Sep 2010, at 00:43, Lindsay Nutbrown wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div bgcolor="#ffffff" style="word-wrap: break-word; "><div><font face="Arial" size="2">Hello all,</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><div><font face="Arial" size="2">Been out to a Round Table event this evening (riding a 4 man bicycle, would you believe !) so away from e-mail...</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><div><font face="Arial" size="2">Various options...</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><div><font face="Arial" size="2">Could park at Pangbourne rec, off Thames Avenue (for Pangbourne meadows) start swim there, go with current, get out and walk back.</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><div><font face="Arial" size="2">or</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><div><font face="Arial" size="2">Could faff about getting cars to both ends (in the assumption we will make it as far as Mapledurham lock - which given the dwindling daylight these evening, I doubt, also as mentioned by Victoria it is probably on the optimistic side of things to expect we'll manage the whole stretch for reasons of distance and coldness.</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><div><font face="Arial" size="2">or</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><div><font face="Arial" size="2">We park at Mapledurham lock end (but on Purley housing estate side), then walk along as far as Thames beach and swim back to the lock.</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><div><font face="Arial" size="2">I'm easy with any of these options, but I do share Victoria's doubts over whether option 2 is practical. 1 and 3 are equally good for me. Helen what would you prefer - walk and then swim or swim and then walk ?</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><div><font face="Arial" size="2">Looking forward to this for tomorrow either way, and another go at the Sonning to Shiplake stretch next week would be great too.</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><div><font face="Arial" size="2">Helen, I share your hopes that we may get a bit of an 'Indian Summer' (fingers crossed !)</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><div><font face="Arial" size="2">All best wishes</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><div><font face="Arial" size="2">Lindsay</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><blockquote style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; margin-right: 0px; "><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; ">----- Original Message -----</div><div style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(228, 228, 228); font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b>From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a title="helen@theskyisblue.net" href="mailto:helen@theskyisblue.net">Helen Roche</a></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; "><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a title="jeremy@wellingham.com" href="mailto:jeremy@wellingham.com">Jeremy Wellingham</a></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; "><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a title="ossoxon@earth.li" href="mailto:ossoxon@earth.li">ossoxon@earth.li</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a title="ossrats@earth.li" href="mailto:ossrats@earth.li">ossrats@earth.li</a></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; "><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, September 08, 2010 9:30 PM</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; "><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [OSS RATS] [OSS Oxon] Mapledurham/Pangbourne swim,this Thursday evening</div><div><br></div>Ah, good point. Lindsay is the one who knows this stretch. Where are we meeting, Lindsay?<div><br></div><div>I'm starting to wonder if the OSSrats email list was such a good idea, as we're now potentially discussing swims in three places - Oxon and RATS email groups, plus the OSS facebook pages! I thought that all the Berkshire activity might get wearisome for people in north Oxon, though... perhaps it will get more straightforward once all the interested parties join OSSRATS. </div><div><br></div><div>Cheers, and see you tomorrow I hope, Jeremy and Lindsay.</div><div><br></div><div>H</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On 8 Sep 2010, at 21:20, Jeremy Wellingham wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="word-spacing: 0px; font: normal normal normal medium/normal Helvetica; text-transform: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-indent: 0px; white-space: normal; letter-spacing: normal; border-collapse: separate; orphans: 2; widows: 2; "><div text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"><font size="-1"><font face="Arial">I should be able to make this on the way home from work tomorrow, Thu08Sep.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br>May have missed it along the way but whereabouts in Pangbourne are we meeting?<br><br>Jeremy<br><br></font></font><div class="moz-signature"><div class="Section1" style="page: Section1; "><br><span lang="CY" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><br>On 08/09/2010 11:41, Helen Roche wrote:<blockquote cite="mid:21C74ACA-3EAA-4028-83F1-17A0BA39C3C2@theskyisblue.net" type="cite">5.45pm tomorrow at Pangbourne, is the idea. :)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>cheers<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Helen<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br>On 8 Sep 2010, at 08:04, Tracy Knowles wrote:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br><blockquote type="cite">love to, any dates?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Thanks<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Tracy<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>On 8 Sep 2010, at 00:07, Helen Roche wrote:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br><blockquote type="cite">anyone up for it? As short or as long as you like.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br>cheers<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Helen<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>OSS Oxon mailing list<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:OSSOxon@earth.li">OSSOxon@earth.li</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.earth.li/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ossoxon">http://www.earth.li/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ossoxon</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br>Please note that OSS Oxon exists to put swimmers in touch with other swimmers, not to organise swim events or in any way suggest that outdoor swimming is a safe activity or that you should go swimming. If you choose to swim you do so entirely at your own risk and on your own initiative, and any plans you make are your own responsibility.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><br></blockquote><br><br>_______________________________________________<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>OSS Oxon mailing list<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:OSSOxon@earth.li">OSSOxon@earth.li</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.earth.li/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ossoxon">http://www.earth.li/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ossoxon</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br>Please note that OSS Oxon exists to put swimmers in touch with other swimmers, not to organise swim events or in any way suggest that outdoor swimming is a safe activity or that you should go swimming. If you choose to swim you do so entirely at your own risk and on your own initiative, and any plans you make are your own responsibility.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br></blockquote>______________________________________________<br>OSS RATS mailing list<br><a href="mailto:OSSRATS@earth.li">OSSRATS@earth.li</a><br><a href="http://www.earth.li/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ossrats">http://www.earth.li/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ossrats</a><br><br>Please note that OSS RATS exists to put swimmers in touch with other swimmers, not to organise swim events or in any way suggest that outdoor swimming is a safe activity or that you should go swimming. If you choose to swim you do so entirely at your own risk and on your own initiative, and any plans you make are your own responsibility.</div></span></blockquote></div><br></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><hr><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>______________________________________________<br>OSS RATS mailing list<br><a href="mailto:OSSRATS@earth.li">OSSRATS@earth.li</a><br><a href="http://www.earth.li/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ossrats">http://www.earth.li/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ossrats</a><br><br>Please note that OSS RATS exists to put swimmers in touch with other swimmers, not to organise swim events or in any way suggest that outdoor swimming is a safe activity or that you should go swimming. If you choose to swim you do so entirely at your own risk and on your own initiative, and any plans you make are your own responsibility.</blockquote></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>