tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post1659109792621653873..comments2023-07-06T15:14:57.204+01:00Comments on JOHN'S BLOG: Random Oxford StuffJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487495921222083129noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-20853117732200337562007-07-31T23:46:00.000+01:002007-07-31T23:46:00.000+01:00Custard said: "I still think Cambridge is much bet...Custard said: "I still think Cambridge is much better".<BR/>I couldn't agree more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-89737125694445799742007-07-26T12:05:00.000+01:002007-07-26T12:05:00.000+01:00They're there for the Zodiac. Obviously.They're there for the Zodiac. Obviously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-21793715413983125572007-07-25T08:14:00.000+01:002007-07-25T08:14:00.000+01:00It's worth adding that I do really like Oxford as ...It's worth adding that I do really like Oxford as a place to live. I just don't see that it's worth travelling 6000 miles to visit.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487495921222083129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-80791769203332310312007-07-24T21:47:00.000+01:002007-07-24T21:47:00.000+01:00Oh, the Botley Road itself didn't actually flood p...Oh, the Botley Road itself didn't actually flood properly until today (Tuesday). They shut it on Sunday morning (when there was no extra water visible that I could see), and by Sunday afternoon some of the houses alongside the road and up sidestreets had flooded from round the back.<BR/><BR/>The road was passable without getting your wheels/feet wet until today; there had been puddles at the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-14083070343842777752007-07-24T19:28:00.000+01:002007-07-24T19:28:00.000+01:00I like Oxford.I like Oxford.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-42801974580640361322007-07-24T07:07:00.000+01:002007-07-24T07:07:00.000+01:00Is Botley bridge still accessible? I thought it wa...Is Botley bridge still accessible? I thought it was meant to be underwater. Or is that just the dip in the road just up from it?<BR/><BR/>So they've come to Oxford to see the floods...<BR/><BR/>Hmmm - I wonder how much money Tewkesbury could make that way.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487495921222083129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-31992845510147925002007-07-24T00:40:00.000+01:002007-07-24T00:40:00.000+01:00At the moment*, the tourists are all standing on F...At the moment*, the tourists are all standing on Folley Bridge and Botley Bridge, looking at the river.<BR/><BR/>* Strictly speaking, I mean during the day on Monday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-17872105600708208612007-07-23T18:56:00.000+01:002007-07-23T18:56:00.000+01:00Ah, true, true. But I've spent twice as long in Ca...Ah, true, true. But I've spent twice as long in Cambridge as in Oxford, and I still think Cambridge is much better for tourists.<BR/><BR/>Except from the point of view of the resident, when it is significantly worse as the numbers are comparable and the infrastructure is worse.<BR/><BR/>But what there seems to be much more of in Oxford than Cambridge is coach parties.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487495921222083129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-57610545756473393222007-07-23T18:51:00.000+01:002007-07-23T18:51:00.000+01:00Didn't someone once say that familiarity breeds co...Didn't someone once say that familiarity breeds contempt?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com