Who would take a swim?

Why not ? its not like water is heavy or anything, also if it falls all that water will cushion the impact on the way down, i saw it in a cartoon.

Plus one could swim to the top of the falling water column, making one's relative speed nearly zero.

Well, just don't let Jason Statham find out about it.

You can enjoy this facility by leasing a two-bedroom apartment for a mere $1465631.42

Handy for the new US Embassy and the relocated Fruit & Veg market too!
Stroll through nearby Vauxhall Gardens, famous haunt of Samuel Pepys in the 17thC for dalliance in the bushes with Strumpets an Catemites!
And enjoy a leisurely day's cricket at the Oval.
I remember this area as never having recovered from the devastation off the last night of the 1941 Blitz and decline of inner-London industry. A virtual wasteland up to the 1980's.

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Just make sure Aretha Franklin is nowhere near.

Great post as always BD-123.

I love Strumpets!

What, no diving board ?!. Pfftt..............