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  1. 28-Apr-09, 10:47 #1
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    Default Big Brother is here!

    Spotted this chappy a few weeks back trotting up the A9 near Helmsdale.



    Now in Caithness and spying hear you!!

    This is the Google Street View car, soon the whole world will be able to look into your home and garden.
  2. 28-Apr-09, 12:01 #2
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    If they can see through the carpet bombing that was burd turd on my window fair play to them
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    pretty sure I saw the car taking photos in thurso last summer. did anyone else see it?
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    Think he took a wrong turn at Calais.......
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    Quote Originally Posted by Phill View Post
    Spotted this chappy a few weeks back trotting up the A9 near Helmsdale.



    Now in Caithness and spying hear you!!

    This is the Google Street View car, soon the whole world will be able to look into your home and garden.
    Youre supposed to blank out the number plate.
  6. 28-Apr-09, 14:10 #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bazeye View Post
    Youre supposed to blank out the number plate.

    And his face......

    (French plate btw)...
  7. 28-Apr-09, 14:12 #7
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    Passed my door this morning and me feeding birds in my night attire.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mrs Bucket View Post
    Passed my door this morning and me feeding birds in my night attire.
    We shall all look forward to that on Google Earth LOL
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bazeye View Post
    Youre supposed to blank out the number plate.
    As we have to request from google our privacy, they too can request it from me!
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    If we could tell when they are to appear we could be ready to act out some seriously crazy stunts and images of what goes on up in the far north in fowks front rooms or gardens,just think of the tourism possibilities
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    How about advertising!
    Place a large web address in your front window/lawn and it gets free space on the net.
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    You can see the possibilities of this if it were to get out on the net.
    It would really make those google spies think.
  16. 28-Apr-09, 20:41 #16
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    Have a look at .. http://www.streetviewfun.com/

    All sorts on there from images captured during the course of the mapping, my personal favourite .. http://www.streetviewfun.com/category/best/

    Check out the guy in the photo "How Accidents Happen" , weve all done it guys ..
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