Disappointed with Neighbors....

[Hoosier]

Memorial day is about flying the flag? I thought it was about remembering and appreciating those who fought and died to protect this country.



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[AR_ART]

No, its not about flying the flag, BUT flying the flag is yet another way to show your appreciation and remembrance of their sacrifice...

Memorial Day is also one of those days designated where the flag should be displayed in particular...

We're all on the same page about what this holiday is about. So, don't take this as being argumentative, just explaining my position...

Memorial day is about flying the flag? I thought it was about remembering and appreciating those who fought and died to protect this country.



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[Hoosier]

No, its not about flying the flag, BUT flying the flag is yet another way to show your appreciation and remembrance of their sacrifice...

Memorial Day is also one of those days designated where the flag should be displayed in particular...

We're all on the same page about what this holiday is about. So, don't take this as being argumentative, just explaining my position...

Yeah I can dig it, it just seems to me that if you expect everyone to fly the flag, then those who do won't be as special. Also, like wearing an American flag pin on your blazer or having one on your car. Seems like it gets to the point where if you don't have one, you aren't considered patriotic. The American flag I own that means the most to me is the patch my relatives wore through Vietnam. I had one on my car, but scraped it off when the sun started washing the colors out. My favorite is the olive drab velcro one on my go-bag.

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[M2MG]

I've been dealing with so much $hite from work today, I forgot to put my flag out till I saw this thread.

She's flying now

M2MG

[denval420]

stopped by a wwll vets headstone today, my kid said how do you know him . i said i don't i just want to tell him thank you.and thanks to all the vets out there

[theGinsue]

^^^^ That is absolutely awesome! What a fantastic thing to teach your kids too!

[gnihcraes]

I built a flagpole. Am flying the flag. I was going to take the family down to Ft. Logan, but didn't get there, maybe this next weekend we'll take the kids down there and hopefully they will understand. My immediate family has never had to serve or chosen to, are we bad people? Bad Americans? My grandparents did their part, but indirectly by supporting other services during WWII, and I have an uncle who served. I fly the flag for everyone involved.

[Jer]

Displaying the colors proudly but that's nothing new for me since I fly 24/7/365 and have it lighted at night as well on a spot light. Noticed only a few others in this neighborhood chose to do the same and it's not due to lack of money...

[Hoosier]

I fly 24/7/365 and have it lighted at night as well on a spot light.

Oh man totally couldn't do that here, the winds we get are incredibly intense. It'd be shredded after just one windstorm. The winds were so bad they took the glasses off my face and threw them into a two acre lot, never to be seen again. 60+ mph gusts. Maybe if I had a anemometer that triggered a pully to winch the flag down into a tube at the base when the winds exceeded some threshold.

Anyway, good on ya for doing it if you can.

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[Jer]

Oh man totally couldn't do that here, the winds we get are incredibly intense. It'd be shredded after just one windstorm. The winds were so bad they took the glasses off my face and threw them into a two acre lot, never to be seen again. 60+ mph gusts. Maybe if I had a anemometer that triggered a pully to winch the flag down into a tube at the base when the winds exceeded some threshold.

Anyway, good on ya for doing it if you can.

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We live up against the foothills and I will save the stories of horrible wind gusts (think large stainless six burner BBQ grill w/cabinet thrown halfway across the lawn at 3:00am) but I'm lucky that the way the garage extends it shelters the front porch from the brunt of the winds for the most part. It still blows but not as bad as if I mounted it out on the face of the garage or something.