The Dgte. Airport Road Bridge

As I mentioned on this blog in January, Google Maps Can Be So @#%$ing Lame. At that time, I had attempted to add a couple of local bridges to Google Maps only to be told that the edits could not be verified. As it turned out, those bridges were eventually added to the Map without my getting credit. At least I was finally able to upload some photos of the bridges.

Now today, I found myself in a part of Dumaguete where I had never ridden my bicycle, and came upon Dgte. Airport Road Bride. I took photos of the bridge and attempted to add its location. The edit was not accepted.

I don't understand how Google Maps can reject an edit when photographic proof is provided. At any rate, I'm posting the photos here. Maybe one day Google Maps will "aggregate its fecal material".

 

A Photo with 600,000 Views.

 

I just received an email from Google Maps telling me that one of my photos -namely, my photo of the front of Rosti Boss- has received more than 600,000 page views, making it the most viewed of all my individual photos posted to Google Maps.

I don't understand how this particular photo could possibly receive 600,000 views. I can't imagine that many folks trying to get information about any cafe in Dumaguete. I suspect that the majority of hits come from a bot, but again I can't imagine why.

 

Google Maps Can Be So @#%$ing Lame

Being retired and living the life of Riley, I have plenty of opportunities to indulge myself with various and sundry hobbies. Two of those hobbies are early morning bicycle riding and taking photos of the area to be uploaded to Google Maps. As of this writing, I have uploaded more than 3,400 photos to the website. These photos have received 31.5 million views.

This morning I rode into Dumaguete and thought I'd try to add two locations to Google Maps - the Tinago Canday-ong Bridge and the Banica Bridge #1. I took photos of both bridges, making sure to include photos showing the names of the bridges.

After logging on to the website, I attempted to add the two bridges and I did manage to upload my photos. However, my two edits were not applied. Google could not verify my edits. One would think that sending photos showing the @#$*ing names on the bridges should be verification enough.

Not so.

Be that as it may, I'm including all the photos here. Enjoy.

 

VW Beetle - number 73

Note:This will be simultaneously posted to all three of my blogs-
sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken
dumaguetewebsite
robertsimms

Anyone who has followed me for any length of time is aware of my occasional posting of photos of Volkswagen Beetles that I might happen upon while roaming about Dumaguete and Sibulan. This will be the 70th VW post published onto the first blog. Those 70 posts have featured 73 different Beetles - not including the VWs featured in a blog post on VWs in Davao.

As has been my routine for over a year, I went out early this morning on my bicycle. I don't always take the same route; I'm likely to go anywhere within a five or six mile radius of my home. Today, I took a slight detour toward the Negros Oriental Convention Center not far from the Main Campus of Negros Oriental State University.

As I passed an office of the Highway Patrol, I spotted the VW Beetle I'm featuring here.