Three foiled in bridge jump attempts as 4,000 brave May Morning rain (From Oxford Mail)

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  Rocket Scientist wrote:
  

  Ab Boy wrote:
  Yes I understand some people HAVE to go to work and meetings BUT we ALL knew this was going to happen so why not take the morning off work or plan a meeting for PM or even take a days holiday to avoid all this stress!!!!!

  As the sole reason for gathering on Magdalen Bridge is to hear the choir sing ONE hym at 6am please can you explain to me why the whole of Oxford has to grind to a halt for 3 hours?
  
  This is totally over indulgent and a massive inconvenience to thousands of people. Not to mention how much this chaos has cost the NHS with missed appointments due to staff and patients stuck in the gridlocked traffic that ensued all around Oxford! Also the adverse affects on businesses in these difficult times.
  
  I am not a kill joy, but this is ludicrous over indulgent length of time to have the bridge closed. The bridge can be reopened much earlier, just like it always was so the huge majority of people can get to work on time. I think the tradition is a good one, but the organisation of the event leaves a lot to be desired, if now other activities (Morris Dancing etc) are taking place, they can be sited more appropriately (ie Broad Street, Gloucester Green), so that the whole of Oxford isn't held to ransom over what probably takes 15-20 minutes plus dispersal time!

  Exactly correct, at 6.45 I was nice and warm in the pub, and the bridge was clear. I could have been fully opened by 7 at the latest, but the YELLOW JACKETS have to justify themselves and the imaginary power that they think they have."
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