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When did flags on staffs mounted to trucks become a thing? I was out of the US for about 15 years and don't remember them from before I was abroad.
Yesterday I saw two different trucks, one had a single staff mounted centerline behind the cab in the bed, the other had 2 staffs mounted either side of the tailgate in the bed.
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JamesIE Wrote:When did flags on staffs mounted to trucks become a thing? I was out of the US for about 15 years and don't remember them from before I was abroad.
Yesterday I saw two different trucks, one had a single staff mounted centerline behind the cab in the bed, the other had 2 staffs mounted either side of the tailgate in the bed.
You must be in my neck of the woods (Carolinas). Heck yeah truck flags are a thing. In fact, my son's 4 wheeler has a truck flag 
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cookderosa Wrote:You must be in my neck of the woods (Carolinas). Heck yeah truck flags are a thing. In fact, my son's 4 wheeler has a truck flag
I'm in Massachusetts. I drove about and hour and a half west yesterday to Holyoke, I saw the trucks and flags on the drive back.
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JamesIE Wrote:When did flags on staffs mounted to trucks become a thing? I was out of the US for about 15 years and don't remember them from before I was abroad.
Yesterday I saw two different trucks, one had a single staff mounted centerline behind the cab in the bed, the other had 2 staffs mounted either side of the tailgate in the bed.
Rednecks needed something to waste their money on. Honestly, I figured this was only a thing in redneck hellholes like where I live. Where have you been living for the past 15 years?
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I live in Jersey and there is a guy that lives near me with a huge flag (and confederate plates).....you'd think you'd get a ticket for that since they hand out tickets like butterscotch for anything dangling from your rearview.
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Brian12 Wrote:Rednecks needed something to waste their money on. Honestly, I figured this was only a thing in redneck hellholes like where I live. Where have you been living for the past 15 years?
I was in Europe. Hungary, Germany, London and Ireland for the last 9.
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Brian12 Wrote:Rednecks needed something to waste their money on. Honestly, I figured this was only a thing in redneck hellholes like where I live. Where have you been living for the past 15 years?
I normally only see sports flags from die-hard fans or Confederate flags on the trucks of rednecks. There is a neo-Confederate resurgence according to organizations that track hate groups, so people may be seeing more truck flags.
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Not all truck flags are Confederate flags, though you'll see your share of those too. It's mainly American flags (at least 1) but if they have a second, it's usually either a NC flag or a Confederate flag. My son's is USA. There is a little boy down the street with a battery powered power-wheel toy that you ride. He's about 3. He has 2 USA flags waving off the back.:patriot:
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Both trucks I saw had US flags.
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When I used to exhibit plants, people would often get disqualified for using an American flag replica in any sort of arrangement or display. It is considered disrespectful. A classless reproduction. After 9/11, I saw many flag replicas. I saw the point of view of people supporting their country, but I did agree that it was disrespectful toward the flag. Cheap, knocks-offs, being being trashed and not-taken care of.
The thing is, there are protocols for our national symbol. I follow them for my flag. I am not going to tell somehow how to live their life, but you won't find me treating our flag like a rag doll. The symbol is for all of the people under the 50 stars (individual states). I won't disrespect them.
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