Readers respond to Adrian Chiles’s article about seeing an image of his late father on Google’s mapping tool
All the overwhelming opposing emotions that Adrian Chiles went through happened to me too when I casually looked at our street on Google Maps (My dad died a year ago – and a photo of him on Google Street View brought me up short, 19 February). There was the palliative care nurse at our front door waiting to be let in, standing by our small red car. My husband had terminal cancer and this amazing nurse was incredibly supportive to all of us. The car was his little runaround while he was still able to drive. The picture must have been taken in 2017, not long before he died. An innocuous picture for those filming, but full of heft for my family.
Susan Denning
Stroud, Gloucestershire
• Adrian Chiles’s comments about seeing a picture of his dad on Google Maps chimes with my own experience. My first wife died 10 years ago this week. Four or five years afterwards, while searching the area where we used to live, I came across a picture of Sue, about to cross our old road. Like Adrian, my first reaction was shock, followed by surprise and then by a smile. His article prompted me to check to see if she’s still there – she is.
Ian Horton
Llanbradach, Caerphilly
Continue reading… Readers respond to Adrian Chiles’s article about seeing an image of his late father on Google’s mapping toolAll the overwhelming opposing emotions that Adrian Chiles went through happened to me too when I casually looked at our street on Google Maps (My dad died a year ago – and a photo of him on Google Street View brought me up short, 19 February). There was the palliative care nurse at our front door waiting to be let in, standing by our small red car. My husband had terminal cancer and this amazing nurse was incredibly supportive to all of us. The car was his little runaround while he was still able to drive. The picture must have been taken in 2017, not long before he died. An innocuous picture for those filming, but full of heft for my family.Susan DenningStroud, Gloucestershire• Adrian Chiles’s comments about seeing a picture of his dad on Google Maps chimes with my own experience. My first wife died 10 years ago this week. Four or five years afterwards, while searching the area where we used to live, I came across a picture of Sue, about to cross our old road. Like Adrian, my first reaction was shock, followed by surprise and then by a smile. His article prompted me to check to see if she’s still there – she is.Ian HortonLlanbradach, Caerphilly Continue reading… Google Street View, Google, Mapping technologies, Technology, Family, Life and style
