# Do you fly the flag in front of your house? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 6, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fly-the-flag-in-front-of-your-house/765193 "2016-09-06T16:12:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fly-the-flag-in-front-of-your-house/765193/21 "2016-09-06T17:58:41Z")
On national holidays. We leftists can be patriotic too. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fly-the-flag-in-front-of-your-house/765193/22 "2016-09-06T18:04:02Z")
No. I wasn’t raised to place any importance or emotional attachment to flags. ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fly-the-flag-in-front-of-your-house/765193/23 "2016-09-06T18:56:51Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > So far there are only two “Yes, always” votes but there are others who said they did so; did they not vote or is this poll defective? In my case, I picked “sometimes” because I don’t fly it in poor weather, and I don’t fly it when we’re not in residence (I am the queen of my home, I guess). But I considered picking “always” in the sense that I always do when I’m home and the weather is good. ---
**Author:** ![stolatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@stolatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stolatt)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fly-the-flag-in-front-of-your-house/765193/24 "2016-09-06T19:12:50Z")
We do for the special holidays. It was my FILs flag and he served in The Navy. It reminds me of him and I always smile when I put it out. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fly-the-flag-in-front-of-your-house/765193/25 "2016-09-06T19:15:30Z")
At holidays and then it comes down at sunset, as it should unless you have a spotlight on it at night. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fly-the-flag-in-front-of-your-house/765193/26 "2016-09-06T19:16:32Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I’m the first person to vote “Yes, always.” Do you spotlight it at night and take it down when it rains? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fly-the-flag-in-front-of-your-house/765193/27 "2016-09-06T19:18:14Z")
> [@delphica](#): > > I wasn’t sure how to vote. We fly the US flag in fair weather when we are at our house; it’s jaunty and it’s something people do at the beach. I don’t want to sound flippant about it being just a “beachy decor item” but I need to be truthful that there’s an element of that in there as well. I also like to fly the flag in general support of the US flag and what it stands for. > > We never display a flag at our apartment because there isn’t a logistical way of doing it. > > You didn’t ask, but I am 100% in support of Kaepernick, or anyone, choosing not to stand, salute, or otherwise participate in flag-related things. The _whole point_ is that it’s an option, not a mandate. I didn’t ask, because I didn’t want this to turn into a Pit thread or a right/wrong thread. I also didn’t ask about why someone does or doesn’t, because some folks can’t resist a righteous dig. Flying the flag on certain occasions (July 4th, Memorial, etc.) was very common when I was growing up, and it carried some meaning. Nowadays it’s everywhere: businesses, pickup trucks, you name it. It’s a practice that - as with most things that become ubiquitous - tends to cheapen the sentiment. Have a nice day. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fly-the-flag-in-front-of-your-house/765193/28 "2016-09-06T20:28:37Z")
I clicked other options. The last house I owned had a big flag pole in the front (which a previous owner put in) and we always flew the flag. The configuration of my current townhouse does not lend itself to mounting a flag so I don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fly-the-flag-in-front-of-your-house/765193/29 "2016-09-06T20:31:05Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Flying the flag on certain occasions (July 4th, Memorial, etc.) was very common when I was growing up, and it carried some meaning. Nowadays it’s everywhere: businesses, pickup trucks, you name it. It’s a practice that - as with most things that become ubiquitous - tends to cheapen the sentiment. Have a nice day. 🙂 My father wasn’t outwardly overly patriotic and this is what we did. He put it out on occasions. In the 70s we had a Betsy Ross flag. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fly-the-flag-in-front-of-your-house/765193/30 "2016-09-06T20:32:40Z")
Yes, our flag has a light on it at night, and since it is nylon the flag code allows us to leave it up when it rains. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fly-the-flag-in-front-of-your-house/765193/31 "2016-09-06T20:40:24Z")
Missed the edit window. I don’t think flying the flag all the time “cheapens the sentiment” and we don’t fly the flag because we forgot what country we live in. I certainly encourage those who feel strongly about NOT flying the flag or NOT standing during the anthem or whatever to express their opinions. I don’t encourage the ones who don’t even think about it one way or the other. Giving thought to what one supports or does not support is pretty important, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fly-the-flag-in-front-of-your-house/765193/32 "2016-09-06T21:21:38Z")
I have a flag but no flagpole. We live so far out in the sticks that not even the neighbors would see it if we did fly it. When I was a kid, my parents would sometimes fly the flag on certain holidays: Flag Day, July 4, Memorial Day, and Veterans Day. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fly-the-flag-in-front-of-your-house/765193/33 "2016-09-06T21:35:24Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > The spinning pole shown [here](http://www.americanflags.com/prhoflset.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cse&utm_campaign=prhoflset&zmam=99463196&zmas=1&zmac=5&zmap=prhoflset&gclid=CKmmw9Ki-84CFQqnaQodr4YF7g)is excellent at not tangling the flag. The flags from this company are very nice too and fairly long wearing. > > So far there are only two “Yes, always” votes but there are others who said they did so; did they not vote or is this poll defective? Can’t see polls on Tapatalk. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fly-the-flag-in-front-of-your-house/765193/34 "2016-09-06T22:12:58Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Do you spotlight it at night and take it down when it rains? No, I feel one of the virtues the flag symbolizes is endurance through difficult times. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fly-the-flag-in-front-of-your-house/765193/35 "2016-09-06T22:23:26Z")
I wouldn’t even know where to obtain a flag. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fly-the-flag-in-front-of-your-house/765193/36 "2016-09-06T22:28:30Z")
No. I don’t like the flag enough to want it decorating my house. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fly-the-flag-in-front-of-your-house/765193/37 "2016-09-06T22:37:23Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > Missed the edit window. > I don’t think flying the flag all the time “cheapens the sentiment” and we don’t fly the flag because we forgot what country we live in. I certainly encourage those who feel strongly about NOT flying the flag or NOT standing during the anthem or whatever to express their opinions. I don’t encourage the ones who don’t even think about it one way or the other. Giving thought to what one supports or does not support is pretty important, IMHO. Perhaps I wasn’t clear. I’m talking about seeing the flag everywhere, every day, no matter what the venue. People seem to think it proves their patriotism or something, and after awhile it’s just background noise. ---
**Author:** ![DonLogan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@DonLogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DonLogan)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fly-the-flag-in-front-of-your-house/765193/38 "2016-09-06T22:38:46Z")
Yep, on a diagonal pole from the front of the house. 24/7/365, except when it gets really windy and might bend the bracket. Looks good. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fly-the-flag-in-front-of-your-house/765193/39 "2016-09-06T22:53:13Z")
Weather permitting we put it out on angled pole by the door on the 4th of July. Other days sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fly-the-flag-in-front-of-your-house/765193/40 "2016-09-06T23:13:07Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > I wouldn’t even know where to obtain a flag. A _ **Flag Store** _ opened in a local mall a few years ago. I was surprised when I saw it, less surprised when it was gone three months later. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fly-the-flag-in-front-of-your-house/765193.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fly-the-flag-in-front-of-your-house/765193.md?page=3)