As the morning progressed, the thought of getting a flag failed to leave my brain, so around 11am, my wife and I hopped in Donk, the Subaru to see if any of our local stores were open on this holiday Monday. Turns out, many of them were.
At our first stop, Store #1 had two options...a 5' x 3' flag for $13, and the same flag with a pole to attach to the side of the house for $18. The pole and house attachment were pretty flimsy, and considering the wind we get up here, I felt it was inadequate, not to mention I didn't really want to drill the attachment to our house.
We went to Store #2.
The first thing we saw was a flag kit, complete with a stronger, thicker pole and a higher quality flag. The attachment was also more heavy-duty. It seemed perfect...
Until we spotted the price.
Eighty bucks.
Don't get me wrong. I don't mean to diss the $18 flag for its somewhat wimpy construction, or the $80 flag for its superior construction and quality. No...my issue is what's in the wallet. As we searched the store for other flag options at Store #2 (they had none...), I spotted an eight-foot pole. It's made for marking fields and the like. Still, I saw how sturdy it was and felt it would make a more than adequate flag pole. Since Store #2 did not have any other flag options, we drove back to Store #1 and bought the $13 flag. It took some doing, but I was able to attach the flag to the pole and after I buried a piece of PVC pipe in the front yard, I stuck the flag pole with flag attached into the pipe and declared that we were once again, a flag-flying family.
At our last house, we had an excellent way to fly the flag 24/7. Here...it could be done, but it doesn't work as well. I'm glad we now have a way to fly the flag on holidays, especially on a day like today where the flag and the day mean so much. Happy Memorial Day, everyone!
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