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Outrage After Power Co. Charges Fee to Hang American Flags Honoring Fallen Soldier
- Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:27am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Residents in a small Long Island, NY community are fuming after a local power company charged a fee in order to hang American flags along a parade route honoring a fallen soldier.
“Absolutely ridiculous,” Shelter Island Town Councilman Peter Reich said of the $5 per-flag fee assessed by the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA). The flags covered 19 poles in all and were in honor of Army Lt. Joseph Theinert who died last June.
But according to the power company, the controversial fee is mandated by state law. And in a show of good faith, LIPA Chairman Michael Hervey has even offered to pay the fee himself:
On Wednesday, Councilman Reich discussed the issue with WNYW-TV:
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Comments (108)
chips1
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 11:38amI would pay it in U.S, dollars. That will fix their wagon.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 11:37amThe state mandated the fee and the president of the company wants to pay it out of his pocket. I see no problem except with the state…as usual.
Report Post »WatchingThePuppetShow
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 11:31amLaws upon laws…can’t do crap without a permit and being taxed to do it. “Land of the free…” my ass…
Report Post »cntrlfrk
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 11:21amYou can bet if they would have done it for free, the ACLU and Code Pink would have had a hissie fit!
Report Post »attleboro
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 6:52pmNot likely.
Report Post »Blazeanswerman
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 11:16amJust before 9/11 there was a car dealership that had about 100 or more American flags proudly waving everyday along a major highway in Minneapolis. There was talk about removing those flags because it was becoming an “eye sore”. An eye sore?
Report Post »After 9/11 there wasn‘t a house on the block that didn’t have an American Flag waving in the wind.
What happened America? Where did your sense of Pride go? Hundreds of years of blood and treasure has been reduced to this?
When I was 4th grade me and another student were in charge of the Flag. We would unfold it, hook the clips in the holes (making sure it never touched the ground), then raising the flag.
At the end of the school day we did the opposite. We folded the flag like the military does and never disrespected the flag. It was a piece of colored cloth, but I knew it was more than that, It was the pride of freedom that waves in the wind for all to see. We are the United States of America! The greatest country on earth. We lift it high so all can see our freedom. God bless all of the youth of our great country to remember like I did, that the flag is our declaration of freedom and to never disrespect it! Keep it coming Haters of America.. And we will keep kicking your ass!
AKMIIKEUS
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 11:21amSo you were that guy in school, LOL.
Report Post »revedd2000
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 1:20pmDuring my Senior Year of High School [1978-79], I offered my service to the school by raising each morning and lowering each afternoon our American Flag. It was a joy an honor to do. I always enjoyed and still do enjoy seeing the American Flag freely flying on the flag pole.
Report Post »TheDebtWeAllPay
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 11:09amWhat has our country become God please save America
Report Post »JGraham III
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 11:02amI smell a union rat here….
Report Post »Gloria
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 11:02amI e-mailed the power company yesterday and told them I was outraged. In case anyone else would like to do the same – the e-mail address is: cs@justenergy.com
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 11:15am@ GLORIA ~~~ Thank you for the address. Done!
Report Post »tierrah
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 12:10pm@Gloria: I too have emailed them advising of my disgust!!!
Report Post »shadowrider
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:53amFigures ….. It’s in the Great Leftist State of New York !
God Bless All of Our Military ! Pray for Our Republic ! Soon Will It Be Restored !
Report Post »REZZ909
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:51amWhere’s my America at? It seems to be getting worst by the day.
Report Post »Bushie
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:49amSick. These pig companies need to be tough a lesson.
Report Post »BetsyRoss1513
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:47am$5 per flag? Just to GET THEIR GOAT, I would have paid it. Just to spite them!
Report Post »Mandors
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:45amMandated by state law? Then how come Verizon doesn’t charge for the same thing on their poles? In fact Verizon has a policy not to charge for commemorations exactly like this one.
Someone’s not telling the whole truth.
Report Post »Drum Man
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:42amGod Bless Our Military. Past, Present and Future. Semper Fi.
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:41amNonplussed here.
Some places, you cannot even get a flag hung. Not even if you PAY for it!
Remember the DOT here in California prohibited a Veteran’s memorial from flying a U.S. flag – citing freedom of speech as the reason.
Need a job? Fire Obama!
Report Post »Hey Hey… Ho Ho… Barack Obama has got to GO!
mom4times
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:38amGeeze….I thought it would have been National “Greed” doing this…….wouldn’t put it past them though
Report Post »capecod1
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:37amI wonder if they would charge to have multi cultural u.n. Flags put up…i’m guessing not. Typical
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:36amWe’ve got shovels. We have will. We have GOD on our side and we are on HIS side.
Time right now, this minute, to take our country back.
One shovel full at a time!
In JESUS’ name, amen!
Report Post »dizzyinthedark
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 11:34amAmen!
Report Post »tierrah
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 12:14pm@Grandma: You’re right … screw the government!!! I dream of a national boycott April income tax reporting and payment. Would love to see the folks on Capitol Hill and the WH wringing their hands wondering who to go after first and how to get money quickly!!! Stupid and dangerous idiots in Washington!!
Report Post »whofarted
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 4:32pmYou are right but we need to do to the left what they did to us.Protest, civil disobedience,cheese cutters in the dark………….some of us must die for our Christian Nation.
Report Post »Rickfromillinois
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:36amWhy is actions like this surprising? As a retired military person I can attest that many people, even businessmen, have a very low opinion of military people. During my 20 years in the U.S. Army I was asked on several occasions did I join the Army because I couldn’t find a job, or why didn’t I get out of the Army and get a “real” job. I didn’t bother telling them that I felt an obligation to pay back my Country for the life that I and my whole family lived since I felt it would be a waste of time.
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 11:00amWhat you’re saying is so true my cousin had the same problem even after leaving the army , people backed up on job deals with him once they found out that he was a veteran .
Report Post »Defend your country & they’ll treat like a felon .
Honor your country & they’ll charge you for that .
GOD Bless our troops .
J.C. McGlynn
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 11:28amAsk them “Is getting shot at an indicator of a real job? Then ask “Why didn’t you join the military?
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 12:43pm@RICK
Thank you for your service
Report Post »Steel Awesome
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 1:01pmYou’re right, Rick. Some of the smartest people I’ve ever worked with were from the service. But, serving in the military is “beneath” a lot of people.
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:36amI‘d hate to be that company cuz it’s gonna be rough and tumble for them–and should be!
Report Post »sacrificeforkids
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:35am“”Under my plan”’ Honoring a fallen Soldier would nessasarly Sky Rocket,,
Report Post »machgun
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:44amwhere is that nut that was bragging about the NY house victory. Does NY still seem to echo the sentiment of the rest of the country?
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 11:29am@ sacrificeforkids
For a second there, I almost broke a smile….and then it hit me. You’re right.
Report Post »sacrificeforkids
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 11:33amNew York like California has been gone for years….
Report Post »Blackhawk1
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:31amGee there’s a big surprise, a liberal run state charging a fee for patriotism.
Report Post »starman70
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:30amTime for a stockholder revolt!!!!
Report Post »Susan Harkins
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:30amIts all about piles of regulation — not his fault.
This is the corner we have painted ourselves into.
We must dig out of it.
Report Post »Hyena
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:46amI agree…….the power company clearly stated the fee originates from state regulations and is willing to cover the fee himself.
This story should be about the rampant, out-of-control, leviathan government has become,
Report Post »338lapua
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:57amThe dirtiest of dirty words…..compliance.
Report Post »Diamond Girl
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 5:50pmExactly right Susan and others…I thought it was good of the man to offer to pay it all out of his pocket, it’s certainly not his fault- at all.
Run-Away Govt., State or otherwise….they are killing this country bit by bit.
We have to stop this…and reverse much before it’s over..or we’re done.
Gratitude to all who served, past and present…always.
Report Post »powhatan
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:29amwhat a pathetic country we have become
Report Post »D0ntTread0nMe
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:33amI agree powhatan… it’s shameful. Back in the day no one in government had to put up flags, we just did it ourselves and no one could charge us. We would just climb the pole and do it OURSELVES!
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myfamily04
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:37amThis is THE reason we need to eliminate about 1/2 of the stupid regulations and simplify the whole tax system…be it flat tax or fair tax…WE need some REAL CHANGE in 2012
Report Post »Uncurable wound
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:37amDont tread on me!!!
Report Post »afishfarted
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:38amI’ve said for years that the laws and regulations passed are the result of job justification. Meaning, that if the legislatures actually did what they were constitutionally required to do–protect the rights of the individual–we wouldnt have all these stupid insulting state laws. regulate regulate regulate. sheesh
Report Post »Yeah, it’s time to start digging out of this hole and restore constitutional common sense. Maybe a little personal responsibility too
jeffp605
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:39amWonder if Seal Team 6 is available for delivery of that $95
Report Post »US_SOLDIER
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:40amWAR is a racket. It always has been.
It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives.
A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of the people. Only a small “inside” group knows what it is about. It is conducted for the benefit of the very few, at the expense of the very many. Out of war a few people make huge fortunes.
In the World War [I] a mere handful garnered the profits of the conflict. At least 21,000 new millionaires and billionaires were made in the United States during the World War. That many admitted their huge blood gains in their income tax returns. How many other war millionaires falsified their tax returns no one knows.
How many of these war millionaires shouldered a rifle? How many of them dug a trench? How many of them knew what it meant to go hungry in a rat-infested dug-out? How many of them spent sleepless, frightened nights, ducking shells and shrapnel and machine gun bullets? How many of them parried a bayonet thrust of an enemy? How many of them were wounded or killed in battle?
Out of war nations acquire additional territory, if they are victorious. They just take it. This newly acquired territory promptly is exploited by the few – the selfsame few who wrung dollars out of blood in the war. The general public shoulders the
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:42amJust had a good idea! Maybe the family can charge the electric company for the family paying the ultimate price for the company to stay in business? And the state, as well.
Report Post »SavingtheRepublic.com
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:45am^______^______^
Report Post »Pathetic doesnt even begin to describe it. BTW who is the genius that came up with the $5 per flag fee? $5…… $5 for a flag to be hung on a poll……. WTH is wrong with people, the complacency is of Americans who will give in to something like this is off the charts. We are in a lot of trouble folks, this country needs a major reboot
LOOKING_BOTH_WAYS
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 10:51am$ 8.000.00 for 19 FLAGS ??????? now thats UN_American
Report Post »TheLascone
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 11:02amProbably another Union idea …..
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BJColter Country Music Iconoclast
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 11:02amLiberals, you gotta love ‘em. TIME TO ACT. Check this out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXvRDmM5Zx4
Report Post »Armed Patriot
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 11:08am“…in a show of good faith, LIPA Chairman Michael Hervey has even offered to pay the fee himself”.
Good form. He took it upon himself to set it straight, despite the unavoidable state law. Repeal the law so this isnt an issue any longer. Very unpatriotic law.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 11:24amLosers.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 11:32amWhat can you do? The power company will just pass on any fine or charge, imposed upon them, to the consumer. It IS their poles, but in very bad taste to charge people to hang flags on them.
Report Post »Bum thrower
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 11:48amI figured this out a long time ago….ANYONE iwth a (D) after their name must be DEFEATED. Period. No ‘if’s”, “and’s”, or “but’s”
After the last election, there is a new endangered species; “WD-40“ aka ”White Democrat over Forty”.
Report Post »pajamash
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 12:16pmHey LIPA! Way to bust theya bawls!!!
Report Post »Sinista MACE
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 12:34pmTear down their power lines, use the copper to erect your own power systems, and tell them to go to hell.
This is what we’re coming to.
When they shut off the internet like Egypt, I’m tearing down their lines, and we’re gonna start our OWN P2P Internet, with wired and wireless routers.
When they shut off the electricity, it’s copper snatching time, and we’re gonna build our own power generation systems.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 12:47pmArmed Patriot
Great Reply. A Company follows Government Regulations, then gets bad mouthed for following those Government Regulations. Thanks for being a stand up guy Mr Hervey.
Government can’t fix the problem, The Government IS the Problem.
Report Post »Disnylv
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 2:13pmVery sad
Report Post »Orpheus75
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 2:20pmAgreed Powhatan. Sadly, it’s as Ronald Reagan stated; “there is no where else left to go” referring to the fact that there are no more “new lands” to go to. America is the last, best hope. And it’s getting trashed by Liberal Socialistic Progressives.
Report Post »adouglass1
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 2:42pmNew York and California are going to hell very quickly i.e. like Sodom and Gommorah.
Report Post »TreeTrimmerJim
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 5:01pmUS Soldier… Freedom is not free. Do soldiers use supplies? Yes, of course. Are those supplies business products? Again, yes. Have borders changed because of wars? Yes, in fact counties have been formed because of wars.
Your slant seems to be that nothing good comes from war because someone produces the supplies used to wage war and they do so at a profit. The folks who make those products are paid, they pay for their supplies with those wages and on and on.
Does that mean that their isn’t abuse? No… That is why we the people are ultimately responsible for the actions of those we vote to represent us in this Republic. We can whine and point fingers, but ultimately the responsibility is with We The People. That is you and me.
Which do you think is role, whine or take action?
Report Post »No1YaKnow
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 9:20pmAnd how hard is it to waive the fee? This is complete b.s.
Report Post »wildbill_b
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 9:45pmWhy is no one mentioning that this is “public property” of a public utility? Exactly who is the public? The People. Each pole has a tag on it that identifies that particular pole. Go file a UCC 1 claim on them. See how the public utility likes them apples. :) I owned 1/300,000,000 or so of each one. LOL
Report Post »Dale
Posted on May 26, 2011 at 9:00ammyfamily04
Report Post »This is THE reason we need to eliminate about 1/2 of the stupid regulations and simplify the whole tax system…be it flat tax or fair tax…WE need some REAL CHANGE in 2012
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Me thinks you are a progressive! 95% of ALL regulations (stupid or otherwise – but I repeat myself) must be repealed.