Pullstart 64,694 #1 Posted Sunday at 09:29 PM I have a feeling someone here has changed their US flag a few more times than I. Where we live, it tends to be breezy to windy more than calm. Sometimes my flag pole looks like a fish pole and it’s fighting Walter. The local ACE hardware has US made flags. My pole came with a non-US flag and it lasted about 6 months. It was 3x5’. I opted for a larger US replacement,5x8’ I believe, but it lasted about the same 6 months time. If I were to step down a size, and keep to the same US. brand, what are the odds it would last maybe closer to a year? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,205 #2 Posted Sunday at 09:41 PM (edited) Contact Conder Flag Co. in Charlotte NC. They know all things U.S. Flag and can educate you better than most. You can Google them or Google Maps them… Edited Sunday at 09:43 PM by Horse Newbie 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickwhitt 5,030 #3 Posted Sunday at 09:53 PM The police force I worked for used to fly the union jack flag outside police stations only on set dates through the year. A Morning shift officer had the job of hauling the flag up on each given date. So the red, white and blue stayed pretty clean and intact for many a year. Then some donut decided that was too much trouble, so they would leave the flag up year round. Consequently they end up looking like a dish rag after a few short months. We then have to replace the flag as there is a protocol about not disrespecting the flag by flying a dishevelled one. Even the well made sewn panel flags couldn't cope with 24 hours a day abuse so perhaps we should go back to flag days and teach the young cops the importance of our flag. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 64,694 #4 Posted Sunday at 11:46 PM 1 hour ago, Mickwhitt said: The police force I worked for used to fly the union jack flag outside police stations only on set dates through the year. A Morning shift officer had the job of hauling the flag up on each given date. So the red, white and blue stayed pretty clean and intact for many a year. Then some donut decided that was too much trouble, so they would leave the flag up year round. Consequently they end up looking like a dish rag after a few short months. We then have to replace the flag as there is a protocol about not disrespecting the flag by flying a dishevelled one. Even the well made sewn panel flags couldn't cope with 24 hours a day abuse so perhaps we should go back to flag days and teach the young cops the importance of our flag. That’s a good point as well. I’m sure it would do good to be taken better care of. I do at least keep a light on it, I know it should not be left in the dark. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 42,614 #5 Posted Sunday at 11:52 PM Google The Flag Guys. I have gotten several flags from them. I think they even have a Jolly Roger. I wanted to get one and fly it off the cooling tower at work but I probably would have gotten fired! 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,407 #6 Posted Monday at 01:08 AM I've suggested to my wife a Jolly Roger for the pontoon. Wasn't received well. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 27,616 #7 Posted Monday at 01:11 AM (edited) My flag flies 24/7/365. It is lit dusk to dawn. I routinely get 1 year, but I replace them at first hint of wear. Pole is an old sailboat mast. Last two flags I got at Menards. Edited Monday at 01:12 AM by SylvanLakeWH 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 58,080 #8 Posted Monday at 10:58 AM Our "Old Glory" is also proudly displayed 24/7/365 and each year on my birthday I receive a new flag and retire the faded glory. The VFW has a drop box for retired flags. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 64,694 #9 Posted Monday at 11:45 AM It’s funny this is the only place I have mentioned this. No Google search or anything else. This is on my YouTube suggestion this morning: I’ve seen these flags. They are enormous! 40x80 is incredible. That’s the dimensions of the storage barn! 2 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CRF857 208 #10 Posted Monday at 12:04 PM I fly my flag 24/7. It is illuminated at night. The flags at Menards have worn well. We use them at the local cemeteries with good results. As far as You Tube consider this.😳 1 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 27,616 #11 Posted Monday at 12:36 PM 24 minutes ago, CRF857 said: As far as You Tube consider this.😳 Funny, but not so funny in the big picture... Got in a car the other day and the maps program showed directions to a local church. The car owner typically goes to church that day / time... Car "assumed" same routine... Alexa, Siri, your car... yes they are listening and watching... Paper maps do neither... and they work with no batteries, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cell plans etc... 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CRF857 208 #12 Posted Monday at 06:20 PM 5 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Funny, but not so funny in the big picture... Got in a car the other day and the maps program showed directions to a local church. The car owner typically goes to church that day / time... Car "assumed" same routine... Alexa, Siri, your car... yes they are listening and watching... Paper maps do neither... and they work with no batteries, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cell plans etc... We always have a map or atlas when we travel. Gps is nice but we like the paper version. Back when I first retired Edy and I sat in the living room and talked about doing the second childhood thing. One items was a new corvette. Both of our I pads were hitting us with corvette ads and other stuff we talked about. Don’t know if it was the I pads or the smart tv. Didn’t like it either way. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 58,080 #13 Posted Monday at 11:06 PM George Orwell got it parley right when he coined the phrase "Big brother is watching" in his novel 1984. It symbolized government surveillance and control over us. At the time that he wrote it in 1949 there was no social media and no electronic tattle tale devices monitoring our every move but he was frighteningly close to today's reality. All of these devices are here to help us, So they tell us! 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beap52 1,207 #14 Posted Tuesday at 02:30 AM We buy flags from a store in Springfield, MO. I think it's family owned and they have good quality flags. Before mom entered assisted living, She would use her sewing machine and sewed extra rows at the edge. This helped with the fraying. Sometimes, she would fold the edge over and sew several rows thus giving it a bigger hem. It wasn't noticeable as it didn't affect the length enough that a person could tell by looking at it but it sure extended the life of a flag. Our fiberglass flag pole is starting to show it's age. The black granite below the flag is in memory of our son who died almost 18 years ago. He loved Ole Glory and had a flag pole at nearly every house he live in while in college. Now that we have entered the discussion of GPS and maps, I'm a paper map fellow myself. I'll even google the destination on computer and then draw my own map with the details on paper with landmarks and notes to direct me where we are headed. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HyperPete 577 #15 Posted Tuesday at 03:17 AM (edited) I always bought Annin because they were a town away from where I grew up in New Jersey. https://annin.com/ Edited Tuesday at 03:19 AM by HyperPete Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
