Random Thought: Google Earth. What if..... - Motorcycle-Journal Forums

**intimid8er** · 07-20-2006, 08:48 AM

Some poor S.O.B. decides he wants to look up his house on Google Earth. He types in his address, and the little flyby starts, and zooms in on his house, and there is his lovely wife on the front lawn kissing some dude that isn't him???

Surprised that it hasn't made the Urban Legend e-mail rounds yet. If it has, shame on me for not looking it up. But I'm sure it's bound to happen in real life. A strange car in the driveway......or god forbid....the pool boy cleaning more than the pool in the back yard......

Smurf · 07-20-2006, 08:50 AM

SOB

Sorry Old Bob.

Oops, that was the other thread.

Smurf · 07-20-2006, 08:50 AM

Yeah, I thought about that when I found Google Earth.

I avoided my residence because I was afraid I would find another Trooper Car in the drive other than mine.

**intimid8er** · 07-20-2006, 08:52 AM

I laughed!! But are you kidding?

Smurf · 07-20-2006, 08:54 AM

Yes

stp1971 · 07-20-2006, 10:53 AM

Unfortunately Google Earth is out of date. The pics are usually old pics. Reason I say this is because it was showin pics of my car i sold two years ago.

**intimid8er** · 07-20-2006, 10:55 AM

You are correct...but still....

stp1971 · 07-20-2006, 10:57 AM

but still,,, means she was screwing around on you two years and five diseases ago.

Apertureguy · 07-20-2006, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by stp1971

but still,,, means she was screwing around on you two years and five diseases ago.

Caused me to spew coffee all over my monitor...no problem, I'll just switch it with the guy's next door, he's on vacation anyway.

stp1971 · 07-20-2006, 11:55 AM

No problem,, anytime!!!!

BOSS750 · 07-21-2006, 06:08 AM

Or even worse than that, bring back memories of some ugly chick you used to know. I wonder could I google about 6yrs ago when I lived in florida and some chick keyed my brand new mustang in front of a Night club I was at. I found out who did it but I would just like to see her do it and pray that I did the right thing by not throwing that huge brick I had in the trunk through her window as I sat outside her home at 2am in the morning..

**inspiron** · 07-21-2006, 07:45 AM

Well, no worries over here. The images of my town are low resolution - you can't see individual buildings, let alone people.

I did zoom in on my sister's house outside Portland, OR ... then I sent her a screen shot and asked why she wasn't home when they were taking the picture

**intimid8er** · 07-21-2006, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by inspiron

Well, no worries over here. The images of my town are low resolution - you can't see individual buildings, let alone people.

I did zoom in on my sister's house outside Portland, OR ... then I sent her a screen shot and asked why she wasn't home when they were taking the picture

I guess my point is......You can see just random slices of life happening. Everything going on with everybody blissfully unaware.

I'm surprised that people haven't come across odd things caught in the unblinking eye of the camera.

D_Klein · 07-21-2006, 01:16 PM

When I first started using google earth, I did some reading and found out that most pics are 2-4 years old.

07-20-2006, 08:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
intimid8er It's A Conspiracy Joined: May 2005 Bike: '06 XB12X Location: 30 41'47.99" N 83 11'26.54" W Hold My Beer Posts: 9,798	Random Thought: Google Earth. What if..... Some poor S.O.B. decides he wants to look up his house on Google Earth. He types in his address, and the little flyby starts, and zooms in on his house, and there is his lovely wife on the front lawn kissing some dude that isn't him??? Surprised that it hasn't made the Urban Legend e-mail rounds yet. If it has, shame on me for not looking it up. But I'm sure it's bound to happen in real life. A strange car in the driveway......or god forbid....the pool boy cleaning more than the pool in the back yard...... __________________ Song Pick of the Week 10/08 The Butthole Surfer's - Who Was In My Room Last Night? <Insert nothing original in this space>

07-20-2006, 08:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
Smurf Quiche' King Joined: Jun 2005 Bike: 2005 Red Flamed M-50 Location: McDonough Georgia Posts: 4,287	SOB Sorry Old Bob. Oops, that was the other thread. __________________ "I would rather be lucky than good!"

07-20-2006, 08:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
Smurf Quiche' King Joined: Jun 2005 Bike: 2005 Red Flamed M-50 Location: McDonough Georgia Posts: 4,287	Yeah, I thought about that when I found Google Earth. I avoided my residence because I was afraid I would find another Trooper Car in the drive other than mine. __________________ "I would rather be lucky than good!"

07-20-2006, 08:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
intimid8er It's A Conspiracy Joined: May 2005 Bike: '06 XB12X Location: 30 41'47.99" N 83 11'26.54" W Hold My Beer Posts: 9,798	I laughed!! But are you kidding? __________________ Song Pick of the Week 10/08 The Butthole Surfer's - Who Was In My Room Last Night? <Insert nothing original in this space>

07-20-2006, 08:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
Smurf Quiche' King Joined: Jun 2005 Bike: 2005 Red Flamed M-50 Location: McDonough Georgia Posts: 4,287	Yes __________________ "I would rather be lucky than good!"

07-20-2006, 10:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
stp1971 May 2007 Member of the month Joined: Mar 2005 Bike: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC / 2005 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom Location: Douglasville, Georgia Posts: 7,817	Unfortunately Google Earth is out of date. The pics are usually old pics. Reason I say this is because it was showin pics of my car i sold two years ago. __________________ Biketoberfest 2006 flashback courtesy of Intimid8er: "Like you knew damn well you shouldn't eat something like that, but all be damned to hell, you were gonna eat it!" __________________

07-20-2006, 10:55 AM	#7 (permalink)
intimid8er It's A Conspiracy Joined: May 2005 Bike: '06 XB12X Location: 30 41'47.99" N 83 11'26.54" W Hold My Beer Posts: 9,798	You are correct...but still.... __________________ Song Pick of the Week 10/08 The Butthole Surfer's - Who Was In My Room Last Night? <Insert nothing original in this space>

07-20-2006, 10:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
stp1971 May 2007 Member of the month Joined: Mar 2005 Bike: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC / 2005 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom Location: Douglasville, Georgia Posts: 7,817	but still,,, means she was screwing around on you two years and five diseases ago. __________________ Biketoberfest 2006 flashback courtesy of Intimid8er: "Like you knew damn well you shouldn't eat something like that, but all be damned to hell, you were gonna eat it!" __________________

07-20-2006, 11:55 AM	#10 (permalink)
stp1971 May 2007 Member of the month Joined: Mar 2005 Bike: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC / 2005 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom Location: Douglasville, Georgia Posts: 7,817	No problem,, anytime!!!! __________________ Biketoberfest 2006 flashback courtesy of Intimid8er: "Like you knew damn well you shouldn't eat something like that, but all be damned to hell, you were gonna eat it!" __________________

07-21-2006, 06:08 AM	#11 (permalink)
BOSS750 Clunked into first gear Joined: Apr 2006 Bike: 07 GIXXER 750 Location: Va by way of Arkansas/Florida Posts: 219	Or even worse than that, bring back memories of some ugly chick you used to know. I wonder could I google about 6yrs ago when I lived in florida and some chick keyed my brand new mustang in front of a Night club I was at. I found out who did it but I would just like to see her do it and pray that I did the right thing by not throwing that huge brick I had in the trunk through her window as I sat outside her home at 2am in the morning.. __________________ I live by the "I wish a Mutha would creed"

07-21-2006, 07:45 AM	#12 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 11,947	Well, no worries over here. The images of my town are low resolution - you can't see individual buildings, let alone people. I did zoom in on my sister's house outside Portland, OR ... then I sent her a screen shot and asked why she wasn't home when they were taking the picture __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

07-21-2006, 01:16 PM	#14 (permalink)
D_Klein 100% Title Free Joined: Feb 2006 Bike: '05 GSX-R750 (Anniversary Edition) Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,544	When I first started using google earth, I did some reading and found out that most pics are 2-4 years old. __________________ "Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba...." ~Hunter S. Thompson

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