There is a funny side... honest...
As a keen amature photographer of dubious talent im lucky only ever to have been stopped twice.
The first was talking a picture of a shop front in a shopping centre in Preston, "Sorry Sir, this private property, no photography allowed..." fair enough says I and put the camera away...
The second time was photograhing the architecture at Sellafield... ok not perhaps the best idea in the world... but it did end up being rather amusing... PC Plod walks over to us trying to look as intimidating as possible...
"You do realise Sir that taking photographs in the current political climate is inadvisable..."
"I just what some shots of the cold war architecture...."
"Thats as maybe Sir, but taking photographs in the current political climate is inadvisable..."
Its at this point that his mobile goes off... quite why he was so embarressed about having the theme to Miami Vice as his ring tone i'll never know, but any pretence at authority ran away screaming...
"IM BUSY....!"
At this point we decided that discretion was the better part of valour and headed of smiling for the visitors centre...
Black helicopters beacause we were followed for the rest of the day...
MW