morris Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 for a bit of fun ! BUT READ WARNING 2 BELOW my oh buys and sells a fair bit on ebay , i have got in the (rather annoying) habit of putting the buyers or sellers postcode into google-earth and try to see if they have a eglu ! i have not yet found one but have decided that if i ever do ..the buyer will receive a massive discount ! so this leads to the question ..can you google-earth your eglu and how many can you find ? warning 1 ...the search becomes addictive warning 2 ...DONT post any links to your finds ...internet safety and all that , many of you post your location in your posts or profiles ..if you post a link from google-earth its a map to your front door!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 I don't know when the google-earth pics were taken, but I'm sure it is before I had my eglu (only a year ago). It would be fascinating to see one though! Those pics are amazing, you can see my house, greenhouse, the former owner's car in the drive, and even my neighbour's kids' trampoline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morris Posted March 14, 2008 Author Share Posted March 14, 2008 i can see ours so that must have been in the last 2 -3 years ! im from near stansted olly so not that far from you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Ours doesn't appear on google earth, but our trampoline does... Would be fun to see our cube on there... Does google earth ever get 'updated'?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Just had a look for mine but the pics were obviously taken late afternoon in the winter, so the shadows are so long I cannot make out anything in my garden at all, it's all dark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Cant see my eglu as the sun is reflecting off the plastic roof of the run! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyren Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Ooh, they must have updated the ones for Cambridge - I can just about make out my eglu, but my garden's south-facing so the far end is in shadow. The photo pre-dates my raised beds, though, so I'm guessing from the condition of the garden that it's either summer 2006 or mid-spring 2007... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Our picture is at least 4 1/2 years old as it doesn't have our extension in so definitely doesn't have our cube which only arrived last year Mrs Bertie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Our house is not even on it Not sure how often it gets updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 I've been unable to see our house on google earth for ages, very poor resolution. Could just about make out that the pic was about 10 years old. The other week it suddenly changed - high res picture and only about 18 months old (unfortunately just before the eglu arrived!) Can clearly see the childrens paddling pool and swings and slide though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Ours hasnt been updated since we've lived here (4 years) and the reslution is rubbish anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ana's flock Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Yes! I can see it! well, the purple egloo is on the shadowed area, but I can see clearly the run and the plastic covers... as well as the children's slide and little Wendy house... amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 try the MSN maps one, Its new(ish) so it will have better, more up to date pictures. (Google earth is updated, but it is expensive flying planes around to get the new pics, thats why it takes so long) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 thanks Fred. I tried the msn one. Can quite clearly see our house but we have such a jungle garden cant see the eglu! I can see we werent home when the photo was taken though as our caravan isnt there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 msn one must be at least 4 years old for us too and the resolutions no better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Google maps is a bit better resolution but is about 3 years old too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Oh wow, the pictures on MSN maps are neat!!! And definitely newer than the ones on Google, for our area at least. Can't see the eglu though, not so surprising as it's right near a wall and there are few trees hiding it from site... Can see OH's cadillac in the drive though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Can see OH's cadillac in the drive though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 \Does someone have the link to msn one plz i can't find it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krysia Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 I was about to ask the same Barbara. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Try this: http://maps.live.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Can't see my Eglus on either. 1st time I looked at my house on MSN it had two cars outside. 2nd time...it didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 msn is much clearer that google map for us and I reckon it was taken summer 2006 as the conservatory was up at the back but the trees weren't down at the front. (Leylandi so I don't feel guilty about chopping them down) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina C Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 I can see my camper van but no eglus. Ours could have been summer 2006 - we moved here autumn of the year before and got the first eglu in Sept 06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Mine shows the van, but no eglu which is odd because I've had the eglu as long as the van. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
