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    General Lighting
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      I thought you needed a brain in your head to go to Oxford Uni..

      At first I thought these hooray henry idiots would be better off choosing a deeper part of the Thames – that way they would be drowned outright and thus cost the public far less to deal with – then I remembered the drinking water for my area is drawn off at a point further downstream…:sick:

      the advice from the ambulance guys is still worth heeding during the summer – lakes are often either far shallower or deeper than you may expect and every inland waterway that hasn’t been through a treatment centre will contain a quantity of raw sewage at one point or another.

      there’s also a lot of good advice there for those who decide to do “ketamine gymnastics”, scale trees or think they are ninjas.

      Enjoy May Day safely – Police and Ambulance issue warnings

      Thames Valley Police and the Oxfordshire Ambulance NHS Trust have joined forces with the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust in Oxford to ensure this year’s traditional May Day Celebrations in the City centre are enjoyed without anyone being injured.

      The river is very shallow and can also contain submerged rubbish such as bicycles, supermarket trolleys and general rubbish. The joint agency planning team, comprising Oxford City Council emergency services, Oxfordshire County Council, and Magdalen College, warn that jumping from the bridge would be extremely dangerous and are asking that people refrain.

      Insp Justin Archer, of Thames Valley Police, said: “Emergency services will be present on the day to ensure people enjoy themselves safely. We want to make sure this is a pleasant experience for all involved. It is part of Oxford’s history and usually passes without any serious problems. We are sympathetic to people’s wishes to celebrate May Day and do not want to dampen anyone’s spirits. The priority is to make sure no-one gets hurt and that everybody is able to enjoy the celebrations peacefully and without injury. Following the tragic event of a person being paralysed after jumping from the bridge a few years ago, we are working with the other emergency services and the councils to ensure that sensible safety precautions are in place.”

      Adrian Fellows, the Ambulance Trust’s Emergency Planning Officer echoed the Inspector’s sentiments, adding, “What may seem like a bit of fun can result in serious injury and swallowing the river water is also potentially dangerous. We also strongly advise that people don’t cram onto the bridge as we want to avoid any crush injuries.”

      Jeremy Fairbank, Consultant Spine Surgeon at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre said,” I know of at least 3 people who have sustained spinal fractures jumping off Magdalen Bridge on May Day in the last 10 years. All have had a spinal cord injury. If you jump from 20 feet (4.5 metres) you risk sustaining fractures: commonly of the heels, pelvis and spine. Heel bone fractures have a poor reputation and can lead to a lifetime of painful walking and standing. Spine fractures can cause spinal cord damage and paralysis. There may be prolonged back pain after these fractures. Pelvic fractures are often serious and cause internal bleeding and sometimes require major reconstructive surgery.

      This type of paralysis is usually permanent and will confine you to a wheelchair. This can ruin your life or at least radically change it. You can also ruin someone else’s life if you jump onto them. Please do not do it – you can really hurt yourself.

      The bridge will be open to pedestrians, although numbers may be restricted, and supervised barriers will be in place in order to protect public safety and deter people from jumping into the River Cherwell. The road will be closed to vehicles and motorists are advised to avoid the area between 0400 and 0800 on the day

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        ..sorry that you don’t seem to like hooray henries.

        I’d just like to point out that we’re not all so silver-spooned. It was because I studied hard at school (comprehensive, NE England), and was successful at interview in Oxford that I discovered the whole free party scene in the first place, about five years ago. This also goes for many of my friends. I’ve been to several parties near sculptures, gravel pits and monuments all in the TVP area.

        In my time in Oxford I also knew guys who organised club nights, and DJed at free parties, aswell as some of the more underground clubs in London.

        #1065471
        General Lighting
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          ..sorry that you don’t seem to like hooray henries.

          I’d just like to point out that we’re not all so silver-spooned. It was because I studied hard at school (comprehensive, NE England), and was successful at interview in Oxford that I discovered the whole free party scene in the first place, about five years ago. This also goes for many of my friends. I’ve been to several parties near sculptures, gravel pits and monuments all in the TVP area.

          In my time in Oxford I also knew guys who organised club nights, and DJed at free parties, aswell as some of the more underground clubs in London.

          we get a lot of Oxford ravers (students or otherwise) on here anyway as this site has long-standing connections with the rave scene in that area!

          a few of my mates from my comprehensive school went to Oxford as well – and they aren’t “hooray henries” – indeed most Oxford students are not.

          Ironically I actually went to a prep school at one point in my life which probably makes me a bit of a “hooray henry” (although TBH the place was more like young offenders with lessons).

          I always got the impression though it was the ones from the public schools who overdid things at celebrations and caused the problems the cops and ambulance are referring to – those were the ones I was taking the piss out of – not Oxford students as a whole.

          got nothing against end of exam celebrations either – but its daft to injure yourself in the process… I was more mocking the fact that these supposedly intelligent people have forgotten the basic laws of physics or the limits of their own bodies, and it requires substantial and expensive input from the public sector authorities to look after them; whilst the same authorities bleat on about how dangerous raves are when the injury tolls are far less…

          And I bet if any other uni like Reading had similar celebrations for end of exams there would be an outcry, the students would get aSBOS and they’d end up in RBH more because the cops and locals had knocked a few of their heads in….

          #1065472
          General Lighting
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            just read the oxford news – loads of people still jumped from the bridge, stacks of injurries, and the JRII (john radcliffe hospital) emergency department went to amber alert due to the influx of patients….

            #1065473
            elretardo87
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              I saw that in the Scotsman this morning….

              Signs had been erected around the bridge to discourage potential jumpers, saying: “Do not jump risk of serious injury or death” and “Shallow water 30cm (1ft) max in outer stream.

              Seems a bitty stupid to jump from 25ft into 30cm of water

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