Whos got a nice Flag Pole?

[dogwasher]

Looking for a Good flag pole to mount in cement approximittly20-25 feet.
I see some places on the internet but was wondering if anyone has done this and where they purchased?
I want to have the american flag and a Car wash flag below it.

 

[MEP001]

There's a flag and pole at Sam's at a good price, but I don't know if it's any good.

 

[Patrick H. Crowe]

Dogwasher:

I could be wrong about this but I beleive that flag etiquette (sp?) states that no other flag is to be flown on the same pole as the American flag. I know it's commonly done so I hope someone will let us know.

I also believe that adjacent poles (for other plags) are to be shorter than the one for the American flag.

Finally, if the flag is to be flown 24/7 it is to be lighed after dark, right?

Patrick H. Crowe

 

[dogwasher]

Good point I will keep that in mind. There is another wash around the corner that just put up a pole, American flag on top and just below it is a Red, white and blue (three solid stripes) with the word CAR WASH, Actually looks pretty good. Pole is about 20' tall so I will buy a 25 footer!!

 

[MEP001]

I could be wrong about this but I beleive that flag etiquette (sp?) states that no other flag is to be flown on the same pole as the American flag. I know it's commonly done so I hope someone will let us know.

No other nation's flag may be flown on the same pole as the American flag during peacetime. U. S. states' flags or other pennants can be on the same pole but must be below it.

I also believe that adjacent poles (for other plags) are to be shorter than the one for the American flag.

Nope again. No other flag can be flown higher than the U. S. Flag, either on the same pole or an adjacent one.

Finally, if the flag is to be flown 24/7 it is to be lighed after dark, right?

Another misconception, as is the one that a flag can't be left out in the rain. The only stipulation about a flag flown 24/7 is that it must be made of weather-resistant material, and must be taken down if it is tattered or faded. The only statement in the U. S. Flag Code about lighting at night is "when a patriotic effect is desired."

One thing I did notice, though, was from section 8i: "Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown." That would mean your (and your neighbor's) car wash flag would need a separate pole.

http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagcode.htm

 

[Waxman]

I light my flagpole at night. It just feels right. I only fly old glory, but am thinking of adding a state flag or p.o.w. flag.

 

[Earl Weiss]

>> The only stipulation about a flag flown 24/7 is that it must be made of weather-resistant material, and must be taken down if it is tattered or faded. The only statement in the U. S. Flag Code about lighting at night is "when a patriotic effect is desired."<<

I disagree.

It states the Universal custom is to display from sunrise to sunset. IF a patriotic effect is desired it is displayed at night and illuminated.

 

[MEP001]

I don't understand your disagreement. My comment was about whether or not it must be lit.

 

[galen]

Flags

This was right after we added the second automatic to the wash in 2000. This is in Oct. The flag light is just in front of the fall display. We added three flag poles. Old Glory in the center and slightly closer to the camera by two feet. Our company flag and the High School mascot. There had never been a school flag before I designed this flag. "The Warrior" They have adopted the look. We get many comments about flying 24/7 We were recognize by the local chapter of the American Legion for being patriotic with a nice wall plaque. On 911 each year we fly three American flags at half staff. 30' poles, flags 8x5

 

[Patrick H. Crowe]

Galen:

I have seen your flags and they are VERY impressive. My compliments to you kind sir - - very well done.

To me the general notion is to show serious respect for the flag. My comments about lighting and no more than one flag per pole may have been based on my Boy Scout days of more than 50 years ago so I apologize for my errors.

Well done Mr. Haddock, you have my respect and admiration.

Patrick H. Crowe

 

[Earl Weiss]

I don't understand your disagreement. My comment was about whether or not it must be lit.

<<

Perhaps I did not understand your post. As I read it, your comment seemed to indicate lighting at night was optional. The code says the flag is customarily flown from Sunrise to Sunset, therefore not at night. It can be flown at night if a patriotic effect is desired, but then lighting is required as well. That is how I read it.

 

[galen]

Flags

I too was a Boy Scout, but for only a short time. I was wrongly accused of trying to have sex with a Girl Scout. As for the Flags, only one flag is reserved for the center position. I wanted to fly multiple flags, so I put up more poles. I have had customers bring to my attention a burnt out light. Or that the flag had come loose. Since I have put the poles and their respective flags out by the highway, a new Smithville Commons is being built down the road from me. The entrance is just now completed. Behind the entrance is a huge 50' tall pole with a very large American flag with three lights on it. Very impressive. You can't help but look at it when driving by. Purpose accomplished. As for lighting, well I guess some do dot i's and some cross their t's or it becomes a L. But here in the heart of the country, the Midwest where patriotism is a way of life. You just know what is the right way to fly old Glory. No matter what someone else say's.

 

[Kevin James]

When I was in Boy Scouts we had a couple of Scouts who did their Eagle Projects by installing Flag poles. A US flag flown at night MUST be illuminated, that means it?s got to have a light on it. It?s been a few years, but I recall a good flag pole is expensive.

 

[MEP001]

Perhaps I did not understand your post. As I read it, your comment seemed to indicate lighting at night was optional. The code says the flag is customarily flown from Sunrise to Sunset, therefore not at night. It can be flown at night if a patriotic effect is desired, but then lighting is required as well. That is how I read it.

It is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the open. However, when a patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed twenty-four hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness.

It seems like an iffy paragraph. I don't wish to "read anything into it." Seems like it could be taken either way, depending on how you look at it.

 

[pitzerwm]

Jesus, people, go get a threaded 2" galvanized pip, 2 if you want it taller put 2 together, dig a hole and pour in some concrete, add the pulley at the top and call it even. As for lighting it, common sense says that if its flying at night, you would want it seen, so its lite.