As if things could get any worse for me.  I suggested that my wife sell her antique Schwinn Trike before we moved to California.  My reasoning was that a) she never rode it, b) it was kind of dangerous to ride (it liked to tip over in corners), and c) the thing weighed in at about 200 pounds and would have cost a mint to move across the country (exaggerated, of course, but it was sure heavy).  And, while I appreciated the idea of using it to peddle glow sticks to festival attendees, I correctly suspected that she’d never follow through with getting the necessary licensing.

So, imagine my dismay when the story broke in May that Google had loaded the Streetview camera array on to a tricycle to capture pedestrian-limited areas.

Even worse, while this practice apparently started in the UK, it is now happening in my back yard!  The Google Streetview Trike has been used to index some very, very nearby locations including the Santa Monica Pier.

It seems at this point that it is only a matter of time before she sees one of these trikes riding through our neighborhood, or down the walking path we use quite often.  When she does, I imagine I will have to rejustify my reasoning for making her sell it.

My only other chance to get out of this cleanly might be getting her the job of riding that thing for Google.  Hmmm… maybe that would be easier (and more fun for everyone concerned).

Matt Cutts, if you are reading, can you hook me up?