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bpaikman

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Location
Lake Jackson, Texas
RV Year
2014
RV Make
Newmar
RV Model
Ventana LE 3436
RV Length
35 feet
Chassis
Freightliner
Engine
Cummins 340 hp
TOW/TOAD
2013 Subaru Crosstrek - manual, flat tow
Fulltimer
No
The Google earth car just happened to pass our home when we had our (previous) motorhome parked in the road by the house, probably getting ready for a trip. We sold that motorhome in early 2018.
it was on the side road, and I didn't like the fact that we had a luxury vehicle being on Google Earth (we plan to sell our home) so I filed a request that they blur the motorhome out (so it might seem to be a moving van or service truck, not a luxury vehicle).
Arrrrrrrgh, they blurred the HOUSE, but left the motorhome! So! now when we go to sell the house, no one will be able to check it out on Google Earth, which I do frequently since we're househunting.
Plus they'll know we have (had!) a motorhome, and they'll have no idea what the house looks like from the street, except from selling photos.
I did some research, and from what I can determine, it is impossible to reverse a blurring.
So be careful what you ask for.
 
And don't trust the dates.

I can still see my bus parked at an RV park that we haven't lived in since 8/30/2016. Yet the satellite image is for Google maps is dated 2023. For Google Earth, it's 6/30/2016. That's my bus, my jeep (I can even see the red hitchhaul on the jeep) and the big LP tank is sitting at the rear of the bus. The street view image capture is dated Nov 2021 and the bus is NOT there. YET, the satellite view of my current location does not show my bus here. It's dated 2023 and my bus has been parked here since 8/30/2016. The street view is dated Aug 2022 and there's my bus.
 

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