Another one of those discoveries made on the way to a doctor's appointment happened today. It just kind of grew into a confusing matter the farther I went. On the way home, it got even worse. During the course of this little trip, I learned something new and dispelled some old rumors at the same time.
There even seems to be a lot of different protocols being put into play by companies that think they are doing the right thing by their actions but only make the matter more confusing. On one stretch of Coit Road it was not an even split. It was more like a 30/70 kind of thing. That's way to much of a difference.
Earlier, while drinking my coffee and watching Good Morning America, Sam, the weather man was in Lakewood, Colorado at Lakewood High School where Katy Perry was performing "Roar" among other things. I remember thinking at the time, "why aren't these kids learning the 'three R's' instead of attending something that should be held on a weekend away from the school?" After the trip to the doctor's, a basic history lesson in school has long been omitted and/or forgotten. I guess I answered that question for the most part. It also made me feel sad in a way, especially after all the deaths during the past decade, and the snafu with the guy who ordered 19 caskets of firefighters prematurely draped and was even supported by the Governor of Arizona without asking-- or knowing-- the correct procedures.
What difference does it make? It makes a lot of difference. Its the flag of this country. It's the thing that goes with the Star Spangled Banner which somehow has been made into a show of mistakes and off-key rock and roller who should be made to attend a history class about the correct version rather than some individual twisted version they make up on their own. But that is another post by itself.
If you haven't figured out yet what this post is about, it's about properly and consistently flying the American flag at half staff.
In one small stretch of Coit Road, I found one bank brand that within two-miles flew the flag at half staff at one of its branches. In that stretch was a high school that flew at full staff; a post office branch that flew at full staff and a very large shopping center complex flew an even bigger scaled flag at half staff within sight of a bank and a post office branch which later was discovered was flying it correctly. Obviously, even neighbors didn't ask the question, "which one is correct?"
After stopping at one bank, a branch manager stated to me that his orders come from the home office, but at some of his branches, the property that holds the flag pole is owned by the realty firm. The Realty firm controls whether it is half or full staff, not the bank. But it was fairly obvious, that Wells Fargo Bank had a better procedure for flying the American flag than did the one bank brand that flew the flag up at full and at half staff within 10,000 feet of their two branches on Coit Road.
There even seems to be a lot of different protocols being put into play by companies that think they are doing the right thing by their actions but only make the matter more confusing. On one stretch of Coit Road it was not an even split. It was more like a 30/70 kind of thing. That's way to much of a difference.
Earlier, while drinking my coffee and watching Good Morning America, Sam, the weather man was in Lakewood, Colorado at Lakewood High School where Katy Perry was performing "Roar" among other things. I remember thinking at the time, "why aren't these kids learning the 'three R's' instead of attending something that should be held on a weekend away from the school?" After the trip to the doctor's, a basic history lesson in school has long been omitted and/or forgotten. I guess I answered that question for the most part. It also made me feel sad in a way, especially after all the deaths during the past decade, and the snafu with the guy who ordered 19 caskets of firefighters prematurely draped and was even supported by the Governor of Arizona without asking-- or knowing-- the correct procedures.
What difference does it make? It makes a lot of difference. Its the flag of this country. It's the thing that goes with the Star Spangled Banner which somehow has been made into a show of mistakes and off-key rock and roller who should be made to attend a history class about the correct version rather than some individual twisted version they make up on their own. But that is another post by itself.
If you haven't figured out yet what this post is about, it's about properly and consistently flying the American flag at half staff.
In one small stretch of Coit Road, I found one bank brand that within two-miles flew the flag at half staff at one of its branches. In that stretch was a high school that flew at full staff; a post office branch that flew at full staff and a very large shopping center complex flew an even bigger scaled flag at half staff within sight of a bank and a post office branch which later was discovered was flying it correctly. Obviously, even neighbors didn't ask the question, "which one is correct?"
After stopping at one bank, a branch manager stated to me that his orders come from the home office, but at some of his branches, the property that holds the flag pole is owned by the realty firm. The Realty firm controls whether it is half or full staff, not the bank. But it was fairly obvious, that Wells Fargo Bank had a better procedure for flying the American flag than did the one bank brand that flew the flag up at full and at half staff within 10,000 feet of their two branches on Coit Road.
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| Wells Fargo seems to have a handle on the proper procedure as a company |
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| The post office in the foreground was correct, but look at the shopping mall in the background with the extra large flag at half staff. |
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| Here is a link to help you decide your business www.va.gov/opa/publications/celebrate/halfstaff.pdf |
