🚀 go-pugleaf

Well, you could....

Buy him a new flag, and ask your local cop to deliver it
to his home. That might lend some importance, and you
don't have to get personally involved. This would prob-
ably apply to the local DFD also. In fact, that might even
be better that the PD. The cops all think they're way too
important to do something like that. The DFD, when not
out fighting a fire somewhere, are sometimes out just
driving around anyway. Offer to buy them some pizzas
for lunch. They'd probably be on that deal like a hobo
on a hotdog.  <g>

You could also have the new flag delivered via carrier.

You could also enlist a small group of bikers from your
local VFW to make the delivery. However, as a biker,
I kinda' caution this choice if the bikes are real loud
Harleys.

You could call you news station and try to convince them
to make a human interest story out of the whole deal. It
could be kinda' like a Publisher's Clearing House raid.
Where all the people show up at the front door with a
big cardboard check. Except the new flag would substi-
tute for the check. He'll have cameras/microphones in
his face immediately, and won't have a chance to take a
swing at anybody.

Need more ideas?


Gary




"Sanders Kaufman" <bucky@kaufman.net> wrote in message
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> "Gary Walker" <twf@swbell.net> wrote in message
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> >
> > Lippitt over off of Easton?
>
> Same street - but further down, north of jupiter and garland.
>
>
> > Have you just suggested to the neighbor to replace the
> > flag due to its excessive wear?
>
> No - he's kind of a grumbly old fuck who drinks waaaaay too much.
> He probably wouldn't want my hippie ass telling him how to fly his flag -
> especially if he's too embarassed to admit he can't afford a new one.
> Judging by the upkeep on the rest of the house - that's likely the case.
>
> I tried to talk to him once and there was this look in his eye... I've
seen
> it before...
> I think he knows about what I write - because that side of my house seems
to
> get vandalized a lot.
>
> I suspect it has some semi-mental value - the kind only another nam vet or
> somesuch could appreciate.
> That's why I was hoping there was some vets group that would approach him.
> I don't want to piss him off - or even have a conversation with him.
> I'd just like to see a proud, crisp, snappy flag up there instead of the
one
> he's got.
> Who knows - it may even give him a little desperately needed boost of
> self-respect.
>
> Oh... and I also wanted to rag online about folks who fly ratty-assed
flags.
> It's a slow news day and to watch CATV news, you wouldn't even know there
IS
> a war.
>
>