When traffic wardens started to blitz a quiet corner of suburban London, one shopkeeper decided it was his duty to fight back.
Martin Herdman put up a 1,000-watt public address system outside his shop near Twickenham and recruited a network of "spies" to alert him the instant they spotted a parking attendant in the area.
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Siren warning: Martin Herdman and his PA system, which alerts customers to parking wardens.
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Then, as soon as the alarm was raised, he started playing a recording of a Second World War-style air raid siren over the system.
Comment: Meanwhile a record number of Americans are suffering the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression while Iraqis and Afghanis are being bombed to oblivion. Maybe you better turn the vibes down before you knock down another bridge.