Theodoric
30-09-2003, 19:50
From the 'You and I' thread:
"Mmmm.. well there is an internet site that allows you to buy satellite photographs of your house and surrounding area... pretty good ones from what i remember."
Not if you get them via the Express, they aren't. The Express recently ran a promotion to provide you with an aerial photo of your house. You had to wearily collect 38 tokens and send them off with a 50p coin.
The photo duly arrived and I was tempted to write back to Express telling them what I thought of their offer. What you actually get is a an aerial photo of a large area surrounding your house. I scanned mine in at 2400 dpi, blew it up and got a rather blurry photo of our road. I think I can identify our house, but I wouldn't bet on it. I'm glad I didn't take up their offer of a mahogany-effect frame for a mere £22.50.
"Mmmm.. well there is an internet site that allows you to buy satellite photographs of your house and surrounding area... pretty good ones from what i remember."
Not if you get them via the Express, they aren't. The Express recently ran a promotion to provide you with an aerial photo of your house. You had to wearily collect 38 tokens and send them off with a 50p coin.
The photo duly arrived and I was tempted to write back to Express telling them what I thought of their offer. What you actually get is a an aerial photo of a large area surrounding your house. I scanned mine in at 2400 dpi, blew it up and got a rather blurry photo of our road. I think I can identify our house, but I wouldn't bet on it. I'm glad I didn't take up their offer of a mahogany-effect frame for a mere £22.50.