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Posted by samzenpus on from the protect-yourself-at-all-times dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A family in Sacromento has covered the side of their house with aluminum to keep the radiowaves from their neighbors at bay. The city has given them one week to remove the life saving shielding or face charges."

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  1. It's Aluminium. by Trevelyan · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I had to say it after reading Aluminum too many times.

    See:
    http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/aluminium
    (May not work outside uk, try appending ?view=uk)
    http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=239 1&dict=CALD

    I have been told the history on why Americans call it wrong, but I forget