[Grovenet] GroveNet Digest, Vol 55, Issue 9

[Walt Wentz]

The display of the flag should also convey respect for it as a symbol  
of the nation. An oversized flag on a (relatively) short staff, so  
that it flies or hangs close to the ground,  conveys a "cartoonish"  
feeling. Size of the flag should be proportional to the pole, so it  
will be perceived as being high in the sky, not close to the ground.
When flown at half-mast, a flag should be raised to the peak, then  
lowered one flag-width. Lowering this huge flag one width would bring  
it dangerously close to passing traffic or pedestrians. The struggle  
of the Fire Department to save the flag during the recent windstorm  
demonstrates the powerful and dangerous sail effect generated by a  
piece of fabric this large.
Walt (ex-EM) Wentz

On Jun 12, 2009, at 10:22 AM, Bob Browning wrote:

> Co'mon, Alan. You and I know that size matters, but not in the  
> normal ("usual") sense. The flag does not lose its standing as a  
> symbol if it's the wrong size, but if it is the wrong size, that's  
> just one more little bit of someone not caring for the rules that  
> everyone else is expected to meet. Sort of like there not being any  
> roadway improvements, curbs, or storm drainage along the new  
> Thatcher Park. Boy, one can only imagine what would have been  
> required if a private developer were putting in the park as part of  
> a residential development!!  Can you say "traffic signal"??
>
> bob "grumpier each day" browning
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Alan Domenghini aka an OleHoss wrote:
>>
>> Bob ... I don't think it's the size that matters ... however, it  
>> is the
>> thought for what it stands for...... if memory serves me ... you  
>> have a
>> relative standing for that thought in the military right now...
>>
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