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Apr. 8th, 2025 08:45 pmI found some things, but I have no one to brag to. What would I say? "Hey! I used online public records to find out things that are, well, public record"??
Knowing where someone lives -specifically, or in general- isn't stalking. Driving by their house repeatedly at all hours of the day or night would be. Especially if it's dead-end street, or way off the beaten path. Or in a gated community. dreaming up ways to justify showing up on their doorstep would also cross into that territory. That's not something I want to do.
I've done the drive-by thing, back in the teen years. By and large I can get what I need with Google Maps now, an aerial overview and street-level view. Walk the neighborhood and get a feel for them based on that. And I can do it from my couch!
I can do the same sort of searching for my dead friends, too. Some cemeteries have zoom-in grave identification, and if not, Find A Grave can be pretty useful.
I think it's more about knowing. Knowledge is power. Knowledge is comfort. Unknown things can make me a little twitchy.
I nerd out over maps, and the power they give me both before and after a trip is staggering. I really need to try to build in more time on my trips, to explore in 3D what I've been pouring over in 2D.
Knowing where someone lives -specifically, or in general- isn't stalking. Driving by their house repeatedly at all hours of the day or night would be. Especially if it's dead-end street, or way off the beaten path. Or in a gated community. dreaming up ways to justify showing up on their doorstep would also cross into that territory. That's not something I want to do.
I've done the drive-by thing, back in the teen years. By and large I can get what I need with Google Maps now, an aerial overview and street-level view. Walk the neighborhood and get a feel for them based on that. And I can do it from my couch!
I can do the same sort of searching for my dead friends, too. Some cemeteries have zoom-in grave identification, and if not, Find A Grave can be pretty useful.
I think it's more about knowing. Knowledge is power. Knowledge is comfort. Unknown things can make me a little twitchy.
I nerd out over maps, and the power they give me both before and after a trip is staggering. I really need to try to build in more time on my trips, to explore in 3D what I've been pouring over in 2D.
