Pointless Prize 2024 – #Flag

[bigredboiler]

March 15 update – IMPORTANT UPDATE — TIEBREAKER — NEW RULE for March 16-17 ONLY

For one day (rider’s choice) – either Sat or Sun, March 16-17, you can get as many flags as you see on your ride.

Details:

• You can only do this one day (your choice; either Sat or Sun).
• You only need to post one flag to forum.  Tell me how many flags you are claiming though.
• I will check your Strava to verify.
• I will add all valid flags to your total in the Google tracker spreadsheet.
• Same rules as always…needs to be a “real” flag
  • Basically at least 3’x5′ rectangle…can be other shaped sometimes
  • Generally on a pole (my discretion  for other mounts)
  • The goal is making sure it’s a “real” flag (not a banner, tiny yard sign, etc.)

Hit me up with any questions.  I’ll try to keep monitoring the forum…..Kris

March 14 update — check the Forum Friday late afternoon/evening for tiebreaker details.  I’ll post here and in-line as a new post.  Everyone has done such an impressive job riding & finding flags each day.

Jan 23 update — I’ll keep up the “tracker” tab of the Google Sheet (every day or two typically), but I can’t keep up with the “detail” sheet given all the participation (thank you all….happy to see the interest!).

The detail sheet was my way to make sure a person only posted a certain flag once, but it’s too time consuming to maintain daily.

Jan 9 update — Sorry formatting is poor now.  New forum doesn’t allow me to edit and preserve prior formatting or use color 🙁  I didn’t even make a material update.  Just reminder to include date & flag name in the post.

A New Pointless Prize – Go find some flags!

In a nutshell:

• Take a photo of a flag on your ride (only 1/day will count)
• Post the photo to this thread in the forum (identify the date + flag (especially if the flag is not obvious)
• Hashtag your Strava ride #Flag

Rule update Jan 3: Flag must be on a flag pole (vertical pole or angled mounted to a building)….already posted “other” flags count…but let’s make this more “traditional” flag size/style going forward (e.g. no more little yard banners, etc.)
Rule update Jan 4: My discretion to count any flag not on a traditional pole (rule update above).  Generally, I’ll count “real” flags (think full size, representing a generally known entity/cause)

If / When forum is down –> Just post to forum (with date of ride/photo) when it’s back up. I’ll update everything after that (…and keep adding photo & #flag to your Strava as normal)

More Details:

• A particular flag type will only count once per person (e.g. only one USA flag, one MD State flag, etc.)
• You can only count up to 3 flags from a specific place during the competition (e.g. max 3 flags from the US Capitol, or a specific Embassy, or Gov’t building, etc.)
• You need to be able to identify the flag to me (if it’s not obvious)….again, so we know it’s not a duplicate
• Any flag is fine (must be in flag” form…e,g. not a bumper sticker, sign, etc. ….but a physical flag). I’ll be the sole decider of what counts or not if something is questionable.  ***Note rule updates from Jan 3-4…more details on “real” flags
• Here is a Google Sheet I’ll use to keep track and all to see/follow along
• You must post the flag the day of the competition (e.g. no sandbagging a week, a month, etc. and posting all at once).

Winner: The one with the most #Flag rides

• Prize is likely a bike related gift card (unless I think of something better)
• Jan 3 update: Looks like I might need to come up with a tiebreaker 🙂 ….I’ll brainstorm something…thanks to all for the ideas/suggestions

Let me know questions and I’ll edit this post to clarify details as needed.

Kris

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[matteblack]

@Indiana wrote

3/8 blue flag with green W or sideways 3 and whale tail, or something like that

That looks like the old Hartford Whalers logo (who now play as the Carolina Hurricanes).

[Nadine]

3/9/24.post office flag

Maybe that’s the state flag? Below the US flag

[Kbikeva]

3/9/24   It’s not a yard flag, so I’m hoping it counts.

[Kbikeva]

@nadine – I think that’s a POW/MIA flag. Most US  post offices fly two flags – the US on top and a black POW/MIA flag beneath.

 

[cvcalhoun]

3/9/24

Rear Commodore flag, from the Capital Yacht Club.

I have to say, this business of trying to find flags at places other than embassies has led to my needing to use Google Lens a lot and do a lot of research in order to fulfill the requirement that I be able to identify the flag!

[AlanA]

3/9 – Alabama Crimson Tide (one of a few versions)

 

[consularrider]

#flag – 3/9/2024 – The Ohio State flag (kinda tiny) in front of the Darke County Courthouse in Greenville.  There are actually three of them in this photo.

[karenbikes2@gmail.com]

3/9/2024 Tree City flag in Herndon which has been designated a Tree City community for 32 years.

[DCAKen]

3/9/24 Oman

[Indiana]

Thank you for solving that mystery, @matteblack! That’s it!

@Indiana wrote

3/8 blue flag with green W or sideways 3 and whale tail, or something like that
That looks like the old Hartford Whalers logo (who now play as the Carolina Hurricanes).

 

[Indiana]

3/9 United States Marines

[bikingjenn]

3/9/24 Colored bubbles? Easter eggs? Abstract flag? Hard to say.

[bikingjenn]

3/8/24 seeing if the forum will take my Finnish flag tonigbt that it would not take last night. Fingers crossed…[NSFW]

[bikingjenn]

3/8/24 –that is just so weird…I took a different flag yesterday in front of the FS of the Fairfax County Flag so will post it since Finland is Verboten

 

[rumpuscat]

3/10/24 It’s backwards but it’s the US Merchant Marines 

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