Wednesday, April 09, 2008

A Glorious Pole for Ol’ Glory

I’m sure they will get it fixed.

But at Acuity insurance headquarters in Sheboygan, it was the newly installed 338-foot-high pole - minus the stars and stripes - that was doing the waving.

The pole was erected last Friday. Over the weekend, the pole swayed visibly during low-speed winds, prompting the construction firm to take down the top section Tuesday so engineers can make adjustments.

Although the mammoth mast wavered in the wind, it wasn’t going to fall down, said John Quist, project engineer for Minneapolis-based Barr Engineering.

“There is not any danger of that,” he said.

The new mast replaces an equally tall pole that was removed last fall because of maintenance concerns.

I’ve driven past that flag many times.  It is quite impressive.  I hope they get these issues resolved.

(2) Comments
Posted by Owen at 2045 hrs
Off-Duty

  1. I hope so as well. You can see it from 7-10 miles away in a Semi, and when I go by it heading north, I know I’m 1 hour from home.

    Posted by Billiam on April 09, 2008 at 2223 hrs


  2. When they get that resolved maybe they can teach the director of this taxpayer funded Islamic school in the Twin Cities how to run a flag up a pole:

    http://kstp.com/article/stories/S407036.shtml?cat=1

    and

    http://ww3.startribune.com/kerstenblog/

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on April 10, 2008 at 1128 hrs


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