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Google Street View - Winnipeg

Just saw a post on Zoli’s blog about Street View being dramatically expanded. Zoli’s got a pic of the the Google cam-fleet - which reminded me that I saw one of these beasties in person this past August, cruising my neighborhood in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

The funny thing was my reaction when I saw it and realized what it was. I had the simultaneous urges to:

1. Turn around, drop my shorts and moon the whole internet
2. Cover my face and run in the opposite direction (my PRIVACY!!)
3. Scrawl some political slogan on a notepad and jog alongside the car making sure my views were noted (SAVE MR. SPLASHY PANTS!)

In the end, I swiveled my head and stared at the damn car like an idiot, missing moment of internet notoriety.

There’s no streetview stuff live for Winnipeg yet, but when it shows up, I was right here when the Googlecar drove past me.

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