[PW] Re: a semi related flag question

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On 1/4/07, david meadows <rogueclassicist at gmail.com> wrote:

> Here's a semi-related question which my wife and I were wondering about when
> we zipped across the US border to buy a Senseo coffee machine (which isn't
> available in Canada) ... President Ford had just passed away and, of course,
> all American flags were at half staff.

Walking around San Francisco today, there were multiple American flags
that weren't flying half staff. Made me wonder if, technically, only
the governmental buildings had the requirement or maybe some building
owners were lazy.

We walked down to the bus last night to head out to dinner and could
see George Shultz' flag flying half staff, with a light on it because
it was after sunset. The lights in his place were dark, though. I'm
assuming he was in Washington for the services.

> But as folks may know, near the
> Canadian border, many places will fly the US and Canadian flags side by side
> ... so some  places had lowered the US flag, with the result that (in the
> US) the Canadian flag was higher. What's the etiquette in that situation?
> Should both flags be lowered?

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