Every so often, there is a need to suspend parking in some place or another. Roadworks, essential maintenance, an emergency. That sort of thing. But on Tuesday 29th May 2012 a widespread suspension was in force on Dunbar High Street to ensure the smooth running of the annual gull control operations. A preposterously large cherry picker was in action. Parents and carers tore small children from their Play Stations and CBeebies to look on in awe.
I’m not sure whether it was lack of a prior announcement, but for some reason the parking suspension was simply ignored. The traffic warden on duty looked on seemingly powerless as the men in the cherry picker carried out the annual Herring Gull control regardless.
