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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The fisherman on Swim 4 was 100 yards from Hannington bridge and it was too narrow to avoid him. We passed with smiles, thank yous and sorrys but he just said that we had ruined his day and we had ruined the river so mark the date in your diary. It was the day that three women destroyed the River Thames.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Pam<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Liz Holliss [mailto:lizholliss@btconnect.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> 08 August 2011 09:03<br><b>To:</b> Jo-Anne Rutterford; chloe.jeffries@merton.ox.ac.uk; pamjones@btinternet.com; ossoxon@earth.li<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [OSS Oxon] Catch up for Swim 4 of the Thames<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>The Days Lock-Dorchester fisherman are a much friendlier breed it seems (or maybe we've got them well-trained) - one even asked if he could catch me and win his competition!</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Liz</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> ossoxon-bounces@earth.li [mailto:ossoxon-bounces@earth.li] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jo-Anne Rutterford<br><b>Sent:</b> 07 August 2011 22:12<br><b>To:</b> chloe.jeffries@merton.ox.ac.uk; pamjones@btinternet.com; ossoxon@earth.li<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSS Oxon] Catch up for Swim 4 of the Thames<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br>Well done the 3 of you, a great achievement as its a very long one. Claire and I did the short bit from the Swan to Radcot, which was also very nice, but very full of unfriendly fishers of men - wait till David W comes along with his film crew!!!!!<br> <br>Jo <br><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>> From: chloe.jeffries@merton.ox.ac.uk<br>> To: pamjones@btinternet.com; OSSOxon@earth.li<br>> Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2011 21:22:21 +0100<br>> Subject: Re: [OSS Oxon] Catch up for Swim 4 of the Thames<br>> <br>> I second all the comments in this report. The swimmers in question also had to face the wrath (/ grump) of an unenlightened angler.<br>> <br>> Chloe.<br>> ________________________________________<br>> From: ossoxon-bounces@earth.li [ossoxon-bounces@earth.li] On Behalf Of Pam Jones [pamjones@btinternet.com]<br>> Sent: 07 August 2011 18:06<br>> To: OSSOxon@earth.li<br>> Subject: [OSS Oxon] Catch up for Swim 4 of the Thames<br>> <br>> What a heavenly swim with Pauline and Chloe. It rained a bit; we wore wetsuits and I felt guilty but, since we were in the water for three and a half hours, I think that it was sensible. We stopped at the footbridge for flapjacks and coffee and then swam on the last half mile to the car park. Lunch at the Riverside pub just along the river in the blazing sunshine.<br>> <br>> Two major interactions with swans. Where is Adam when you need him? Swanning off? Ducking out? I got chased by a herd of cows who appeared Zulu style over the brow of the river bank as I slithered inelegantly back in. One house to lust after with a Private sign that just made me get out to look.<br>> <br>> See you all soon<br>> <br>> Pam<br>> <br>> Ps No swans were hurt in the practical research for this article (but i got nettled)<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> OSS Oxon mailing list<br>> OSSOxon@earth.li<br>> http://www.earth.li/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ossoxon<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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>