18 March 2013, 21:45
Not really on topic, but I'll share anyway.
Bloke who works in the same building as I do, but for a different company got cought by one of these CCTV cameras recently. He stopped on double yellows at 03:30 to run into McDonalds to grab a burger. Not one car passed his during the 5 minutes he was inside, and no pedestrians either. 3 days later he got a "parking ticket" through the post. They'd used the CCTV camera to prove that he had parked illegally, so now he has a £60 fine to deal with!
He has his revenge planned though - he has a 1w laser pointer, a green one. He was most curious when I told him what a laser beam (especially a 1 w laser beam) does to a camera lense. And these CCTV cameras aren't cheap. I wonder how long the local authority could afford to keep replacing them before they give up?...
Bloke who works in the same building as I do, but for a different company got cought by one of these CCTV cameras recently. He stopped on double yellows at 03:30 to run into McDonalds to grab a burger. Not one car passed his during the 5 minutes he was inside, and no pedestrians either. 3 days later he got a "parking ticket" through the post. They'd used the CCTV camera to prove that he had parked illegally, so now he has a £60 fine to deal with!
He has his revenge planned though - he has a 1w laser pointer, a green one. He was most curious when I told him what a laser beam (especially a 1 w laser beam) does to a camera lense. And these CCTV cameras aren't cheap. I wonder how long the local authority could afford to keep replacing them before they give up?...