Reply #33: What alphafemale says about flying/retiring, etc.

[susanna]

is true for me. I light it properly, maintain it, and respect it. In bad weather, it comes inside; when the illumination light isn't working, it comes inside; it never touches the ground; it is raised/lowered with care; it is properly retired when its useful life is done. I do not fly flags on my car, and I do not wear clothing with flag graphics. Personal preference.

True story: driving into my parking garage at work one morning, I saw a "car flag" on the driveway leading out of the garage. I watched a Bush-supporting co-worker, with two car flags on his vehicle, RUN OVER THE ONE IN THE DRIVEWAY. No kidding.

Even though I was running late that morning, I parked immediately and retrieved the downed flag, lest another stupid jerk decided it was okay to drive over it. Go figure, some pinko-commie-liberal saved the flag after a Bush-lovin' moron drove over it.