How to Fly a Union Flag

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Right, you’ve got the correct flag. Now get a pole. Any pole works—metal, wood, even a broom handle if you’re feeling rebellious. You’ll need a halyard (that’s the rope). Attach the flag using the clips or toggle. Most flags have a reinforced sleeve or a rope sewn into the top edge. Clip it tight. Nothing says “I’ve given up” like a flag that flaps loose like a wet sock.

Now hoist. Pull the rope steadily. Don’t yank it as if you’re starting a lawnmower. This is a ceremonial moment. Imagine you’re a Buckingham Palace guard who’s had a very strong cup of tea. Smooth lifts. When the flag reaches the top, secure the halyard around a cleat or a hook. Make sure it doesn’t clatter. A clattering halyard is the flag’s way of saying “you’re annoying me.”

Correct Way To Fly Union Jack Flag at Spencer Ebert blog

Check the flag is flying free. If it’s twisted around the pole, you’ve basically wrapped it in a straitjacket. Untwist it. It wants to be proud, not sad.

A Word on Tying Knots

Don’t use a granny knot. Please. A granny knot is the mullet of knots—it looks fine from one angle and then falls apart. Use a round turn and two half hitches. It sounds like a cricket term, but it’s just two loops and a squeeze. It holds. And if you can’t remember that, just tie a solid double knot and pray for light winds. I won’t judge.