Texas flags instead of American Flags in Austin?

[immamac 42850]

Noticed this going into downtown - suspect timing as 4th of July is around the corner, but is the Texas flag thing just a coincidence?

[LonghornD 49]

"Traffic is terrible downtown. What can we do about it?"

"Put up Texas flags for people to look at while they're stuck?"

"Hmmmm...I'm not sold."

"Plus, we can make traffic even worse because we'll have to block traffic to put them up."

"Perfect!!! Let's do it!"

[Guest Lobo]

I think there's nothing big going on in Austin for the next 6 weeks or so, those banner holders usually rotate with something topical.  

But yeah, typical Austin Council thinking. 

"Barton Springs is going to be compressed from South First to South Congress due to construction at the Schulz-Hooters Triangle"

Be a good time to close some lanes in that area for standard road repairs we could have done last year or next year, get on it!  Pronto! 

Pronto! 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

Need them replaced with "THE LEFT LANE IS FOR PASSING, ASSHOLE"

Edited July 1, 2019 by Cheeseweasel
Fuck OU

[Anastasis 23469]

That flag is hung wrong. Given the frame of reference with the flow of traffic on that side of the road, the white should be on the left.

When the flag is displayed vertically, the blue stripe should be uppermost and the white stripe should be to the state flag's right (observer's left). The state flag should be flown on all state holidays and on special occasions of historical significance, and it should fly at every school on regular school days.

https://texasalmanac.com/topics/history/flag-code

[NeverMarryAStripper 21907]

Need them replaced with "THE LEFT LANE IS FOR PASSING, ASSHOLE"

You can use the left lane to pass people who aren’t assholes too

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

34 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

That flag is hung wrong. Given the frame of reference with the flow of traffic on that side of the road, the white should be on the left.

When the flag is displayed vertically, the blue stripe should be uppermost and the white stripe should be to the state flag's right (observer's left). The state flag should be flown on all state holidays and on special occasions of historical significance, and it should fly at every school on regular school days.

https://texasalmanac.com/topics/history/flag-code

Austin is just being proactive to when they switch to left hand traffic. 

[Guest Lobo]

The white zone is for the immediate loading and unloading of passengers only.  There is no parking in the white zone. 

[Judge Roybeanbag 11819]

Should replace them with these:

[Steel Shank 9425]

7 minutes ago, Lobo said:

The white zone is for the immediate loading and unloading of passengers only.  There is no parking in the white zone. 

Listen, Betty, don't start with your white zone shit again.

[Dry Elbows 142]

45 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

That flag is hung wrong. Given the frame of reference with the flow of traffic on that side of the road, the white should be on the left.

When the flag is displayed vertically, the blue stripe should be uppermost and the white stripe should be to the state flag's right (observer's left). The state flag should be flown on all state holidays and on special occasions of historical significance, and it should fly at every school on regular school days.

https://texasalmanac.com/topics/history/flag-code

City council is flying it upside down as a sign of distress. 

[DaysOff 7951]

That flag is hung wrong. Given the frame of reference with the flow of traffic on that side of the road, the white should be on the left.

When the flag is displayed vertically, the blue stripe should be uppermost and the white stripe should be to the state flag's right (observer's left). The state flag should be flown on all state holidays and on special occasions of historical significance, and it should fly at every school on regular school days.

https://texasalmanac.com/topics/history/flag-code

Except that looks upside down and backwards to the eyeballs.

[RMac5 1551]

Maybe they hang them backwards when Rick Perry is in town.

[clapclapclap 9000]

11 hours ago, Anastasis said:

That flag is hung wrong. Given the frame of reference with the flow of traffic on that side of the road, the white should be on the left.

When the flag is displayed vertically, the blue stripe should be uppermost and the white stripe should be to the state flag's right (observer's left). The state flag should be flown on all state holidays and on special occasions of historical significance, and it should fly at every school on regular school days.

https://texasalmanac.com/topics/history/flag-code

Some say, "Close enough."

[futureman 22464]

goddamn right texas flags.  we’re the greatest place in the whole goddamn nation.  a texas flag represents the pinnacle of america and is fine for july 4th. 

[Bookman 4639]

17 hours ago, Steel Shank said:

Listen, Betty, don't start with your white zone shit again.

We both know perfectly well what this is about. You want me to have an abortion.

[RPM 26321]

9 hours ago, RMac5 said:

Maybe they hang them backwards when Rick Perry is in town.

My BIL and I just happened to be standing on the town square when the city employees raised the flag one day. We had to explain to them the white is always on top.

[Armybrat 40847]

Racist.

[ImissWallyPryor 9046]

22 hours ago, Anastasis said:

That flag is hung wrong. Given the frame of reference with the flow of traffic on that side of the road, the white should be on the left.

When the flag is displayed vertically, the blue stripe should be uppermost and the white stripe should be to the state flag's right (observer's left). The state flag should be flown on all state holidays and on special occasions of historical significance, and it should fly at every school on regular school days.

https://texasalmanac.com/topics/history/flag-code

Obviously, noone in authority at the COA was in Boy Sco...err, Scouts. I’m officially triggered. 

Edited July 2, 2019 by ImissWallyPryor

[ImissWallyPryor 9046]

2 hours ago, RPM said:

My BIL and I just happened to be standing on the town square when the city employees raised the flag one day. We had to explain to them the white is always on top.

And the single point on the star is up. Duh.

[utee94 15823]

An apartment complex I lived in post-college had two Texas flags out front, with an American flag centered.  The problem was, on one of the two Texas flags, the star was incorrectly printed upside down.

Instead of just buying a new one, they flew them both, one with an inverted star.  And instead of flying them with the incorrect one inverted, they flew them with the correct one inverted, so both had red over white. 

I hated those apartments.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21907]

That doesn’t make any sense. If they flew the flag with the inverted star right side up the red stripe would be properly placed on the bottom and just the star would be inverted.

[KaiserSoze 998]

utee94 was inverted.

[RPM 26321]

7 hours ago, utee94 said:

An apartment complex I lived in post-college had two Texas flags out front, with an American flag centered.  The problem was, on one of the two Texas flags, the star was incorrectly printed upside down.

Instead of just buying a new one, they flew them both, one with an inverted star.  And instead of flying them with the incorrect one inverted, they flew them with the correct one inverted, so both had red over white. 

I hated those apartments.

[utee94 15823]

1 hour ago, KaiserSoze said:

utee94 was inverted.

*cough* bullshit *cough*

[utee94 15823]

3 hours ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

That doesn’t make any sense. If they flew the flag with the inverted star right side up the red stripe would be properly placed on the bottom and just the star would be inverted.

Nope-- they flew the flag with the incorrectly printed star, with star right side up.  Which put the red stripe up.

For the flag with the star correctly oriented, they flew it upside down with red stripe up, to match the other flag they had flying with red stripe up.  So for the correctly printed flag, the star was inverted AND the red stripe was up.  In other words they took their cue from the wrong flag, so both were screwed up instead of just one of them.  

 

Edited July 3, 2019 by utee94

[NeverMarryAStripper 21907]

And instead of flying them with the incorrect one inverted, they flew them with the correct one inverted, so both had red over white. 
I hated those apartments.

[MAUFRAIS 6629]

Nope-- they flew the flag with the incorrectly printed star, with star right side up.  Which put the red stripe up.
For the flag with the star correctly oriented, they flew it upside down with red stripe up, to match the other flag they had flying with red stripe up.  So for the correctly printed flag, the star was inverted AND the red stripe was up.  In other words they took their cue from the wrong flag, so both were screwed up instead of just one of them.  
 

Hopefully this story has a happy ending. Like those people died violently or something?

[Bone3421 716]

Dont worry guys. We'll get all the surly members who dont live in austin to flood them emails and calls to get those flags fixed. Ya'll wouldnt mind more lane closures,right?

[utee94 15823]

9 hours ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

 

Yeah, obviously it was confusing even to me.  So, the second thing I said, not the first thing I said. 

[BigHorn'13 3363]

10 hours ago, Bone3421 said:

Dont worry guys. We'll get all the surly members who dont live in austin to flood them emails and calls to get those flags fixed. Ya'll wouldnt mind more lane closures,right?

*Y'all