I ALWAYS use the Oxford Comma when I’m listing three things–failing to do so can lead to misunderstanding. Everyone uses a comma when the list is four or more, so why not three?

Also, commas are essentially free.

How come you overlook “Lewis… rowed his bike?”

“The woods are lovely, dark and deep.”
“The woods are lovely, dark, and deep.”

The two lines don’t mean the same thing. If you insert OR strip out Oxford (or “serial”) commas as a blind rule, you run the risk of screwing up meaning.

I use the serial comma until it doesn’t mean what I want it to mean, and then I take it out. It just seems to work better that way than the other way around.

Also, I like bikes.

I won’t spoil it for those who haven’t read it, but suffice to say, your story illustrates why I don’t pack heat when I ride.