Aaaah where would we be without Pedantry - well we might get it clear (I am pretty sure ) that the flag is only called the Union Jack when it is flown from a Jackstaff which is a short flag staff sticking up from the rear of a boat/yacht - usually just in front of the transom and not the bowsprit - hey ho.
Oh, and 29 years ago I bought a Mazda from that garage in the picture.
Thanks for clearing up the transom/bowsprit debate. Your old Mazda is probably still on the road, which is more than can be said of the shops on the high street. Only barbers and fast food. As a wag remarked: you can spot the locals, they're fat, but all have carefully sculpted coiffures.
Another point about these flags is that they’re almost all at half-mast. Is that deliberate mourning for the country, or the limits of the average step ladder?
I agree - those half mast flags are a disappointing comment on the shortness of their ladders or maybe they can't be bothered to reach up any higher ??
Aaaah where would we be without Pedantry - well we might get it clear (I am pretty sure ) that the flag is only called the Union Jack when it is flown from a Jackstaff which is a short flag staff sticking up from the rear of a boat/yacht - usually just in front of the transom and not the bowsprit - hey ho.
Oh, and 29 years ago I bought a Mazda from that garage in the picture.
I do like your missives.
Ray
Thanks for clearing up the transom/bowsprit debate. Your old Mazda is probably still on the road, which is more than can be said of the shops on the high street. Only barbers and fast food. As a wag remarked: you can spot the locals, they're fat, but all have carefully sculpted coiffures.
Another point about these flags is that they’re almost all at half-mast. Is that deliberate mourning for the country, or the limits of the average step ladder?
I agree - those half mast flags are a disappointing comment on the shortness of their ladders or maybe they can't be bothered to reach up any higher ??