Flying the flag
 

we recently visited TV on a lifestyle visit...our 3rd.....and again we noticed that in the villages we cruised in our golf cart...there were almost no homes with the "stars and stipes" flying on the homes....there were some we saw while we were cruising the cart paths (primarily along the mail roads...Morse, Buana Vista etc)...some homes had tall flag poles in their back yards with old glory flying proudly...but few if any flags flying on short poles attached to homes.

We asked our sales agent about this and he said there were no restrictions that he was aware of.

I have always been very proud to fly the flag on all the homes i have owned....and as a TV wannabe.....i ask.....is there some type of restriction to posting the colors on the front of your home???

We had a short flag pole attached to the front of the house and finally had to take it down. The winds whip the flag against siding or lamps and tears up the flag. We also had have a piece of the siding replaced because the flagpole had torn the siding...and then there was the rust factor.

Hubby installed it originally and we've had plenty of flag poles in other homes. So I'm sure he installed it properly. I made a point today of looking at other homes on our street and no one else had one. Tall flag poles seem to be the way to go.

I proudly fly the American Flag on our golf cart.

We are frequent buyers at the Flag store on Route 25......we have one on the side of the house but as marianne stated, the wind whips through our villa neighborhood and the flag doesn't look too good....but we will keep replacing.

Semper Fi

God Bless our Troops

Good Observation!

GARRY OWEN



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Don't know where you were traveling or where you were looking, but from my yards I can see eight 20 foot poles with flags flying 24X7 on all but one. He doesn't have lights so he gets out at oh-dark-thirty to raise it every morning.




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I agree with some of the previous posters, the flags don't seem to last long and they are expensive to replace all the time. I have replaced ours numerous times but haven't put one up for a while now. Generally, I will display our flag on holidays and special occasions. But there are no restrictions on them in TV.

I display my flag on any appropriate holiday. At least half a dozen of my neighbors do too. Unfortunately a couple appear not to be aware of the proper etiquette and leave them up at night without being lighted.

My original plan was to install a lighted pole in my yard, so I could fly Old Glory around the clock. Somehow or other, that grand scheme was put on hold, where it remains to this day.

I have some space issues, so may never do this.

But, I always fly my flag from my on-the-wall holder for appropriate holidays, and often the Saturday & Sunday preceeding them. In addition, I stick a half dozen smaller flags in the front yard on these occasions. So do most of my neighbors.

One neighbor has a lighted flag on their wall, so they have the flag up and waving all the time.

Lastly, my golf cart has two flags permanently affixed to it. I have to replace them about every year, as they get pretty tattered, but these are inexpensive ones, found at Ace Hardware.

SWR

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The price of a replacement flag divided by the number
 

of days it is flown is one heck of a lot less than buying wine!...Beer!...cigarettes!...going to the movies!...you name it....
the cost of replacement is not a reason to not fly the flag it is a mind consoling excuse.
I paid $500 for my pole and lighting. It costs me $24.95 for a 4X6 outdoor flag every 6 months.
A minor expense to proudly display ones pride...heritage...honor.

Enjoy the sight of them while you can as the coming generations certainly do not and will not have invested in this country what we have to make it what it is!!

You either fly it or ya don't....no excuses allowed!!!

BTK

Old glory
 

thanks to all that responded

from what i read, wind seems to be an issue...as a "wannabe" i will trust the comments from resident Villagers in that regard

first, it good to know that there are not restrictions, as far as any of the responders know, to flying Old Glory on the outside of your home

i am also pleased to know that some understand the requirements to illuminate the flag at night....sooooooo many people don't know that

for those that are interested, on a recent lifestyle visit...we found a ground mounted flag pole (with 3 ground spikes....pole in the shape of an upside L) at the Mercantile in LSL. Not sure it it would stand up to the wind many posters describe...but...it was not that expensive and may be worth a try.

On the negative side, i am somewhat surprised at the (low) number of posts in respone to my original post. What has happend to us....after 9/11 everyone posted the colors...and now......well..................

thanks to all that responded.....your comments were very helpful to this wannabe

where there is a will there is a way....FLY THE FLAG......be proud...be respectful of the symbol of your country....think about it...where would you be/what would you have if u lived somewhere else

I have a related question.

I have seen ads for a solar powered flag light called "The Liberty light" that attaches to the flagpole itself. Does anyone have one, and if so, are you happy with it?

I have read mixed reviews on them.

Frank D.

You can buy a water proof spot light fixture for
 

less tha $10....you can also but a very good outdoor timer/dusk to dawn controller for $10.....the all weather bulbs run about $7, but two and ALWAYS have one for replacement.
I don't know how much the liberty light is, the above is too easy to do and does the job reliably.
A couple of flags per year....a couple of bulbs per year...very inexpensive to keep Old Glory flying.
The stitched outdoor all weather flags are the best. They last at least 6 months...I replace mine twice per year and always have bright colors waving.

The printed or dyed flags are cheaper...don't last as long and don't fly as well.

To each his/her own, but keep her flying.....

BTK

I ran wires from my lamppost to a floodlight I mounted at the foot of the pole. It runs in the same sensor that controls the lamp. Plenty of power and the shovel marks healed in two weeks.

Btk:
 

We want to have a flag pole installed in our yard. Would you mind telling us where you bought yours? If you got a permit, where did you apply and did you get a one piece of telescoping pole? Thanks for any information. Pat