Do you ever look at Google Maps?
Funny story. The Google Maps people took a picture of our house when we were right in the middle of pond construction. We had done some tree trimming to prepare for the build so we had the front curb lined with yard waste cans (even borrowed four extras from our neighbor). In addition we had welcomed three dump trucks on the front lawn to dump rock and gravel, a bobcat drove over the front lawn to get to our backyard, digging the pond for three days straight, and we had power wheelbarrows rolling from back to front removing the excavated dirt. Needless to say, our yard looked like a war zone! To make it a complete picture, all of our kids happened to be home that day helping with pond construction and we were in the process of getting rid of an old car, so we had 8 vehicles parked in our driveway/on the street. Totally embarrassing. We have had two neighbors who were selling their homes tell us that prospective buyers told them they almost didn't come see THEIR house based on the condition of OUR front yard on Google maps! The first time a new friend dropped me off at home she exclaimed "you have a NICE house!" I said "you google searched me, didn't you?" Oh, man.
We have repeatedly asked Google to replace the photo (they have an older one that it a way more accurate representation of our home - there's a time slider that allows you to go back to older versions) but I guess our reason isn't compelling enough. They will do things like blur license plates or faces, but not remove your front yard shame! Someday!
So to answer your question
@JBtheExplorer - yup. I've looked at Google Maps!
