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Peeing in the Street

Posted by Alex Turnbull, Wednesday, 24th December 2008

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Please note that some or all of the objects mentioned in this post are no longer visible on Google Earth or Google Maps.

Well we’ve thought we’ve seen people relieving themselves in front of the Street View car before, but we’ve never had such definitive evidence.

No, it’s not what you’re thinking – quite the opposite in fact. This time, while working in Madrid, the Google car has captured an image of a woman taking a pee in the street.

Anyone want to take bets on how quickly this will be removed? And will El País pick up the story before then!?

Update: As expected, the image is now gone.

13 Responses to 'Peeing in the Street'

  1. Jack says:

    Looks like she really had to go…

  2. 433 says:

    Pretty damn quickly, as it happens (05:52 GMT).

  3. 433 says:

    Huh, or maybe I’m wrong and it’s an hour later.

  4. @433 – no you were right the first time, our server seems to be an hour out.

    She is still visible from just down the street, having just finished up…

  5. Ja says:

    It was removed because you published it.

  6. Quentin says:

    This is a very common sight in the early hours of Saturday/Sunday morning in Manchester..

  7. Yoshino says:

    Well, it seems that something Is flowing from under the rear wheel of the blue car …

  8. Tony says:

    Privacy is a thing of the past

  9. 300baud says:

    No kidding, Tony. When I urinate in a public throughfare, privacy is important to me.

  10. Neil Bradley says:

    Could of been worse if she needed a number 2.

  11. Ossy says:

    Not so sure that it is a shiela, may have had trousers down to lay a grody. If you go just around the corner and look back you can see someone preparing to squat between the cars. To me, said person looks like they have a moustache, but maybe that is common amongst the French.

  12. Rob says:

    The French? Last time I looked, Madrid was in Spain!

    BTW Yoshino, glad I wasn’t the only one to check for evidence in the surrounding shots!

  13. Rob says:

    Just had a look and I think it is a shadow, not a moustache:
    Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

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