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Straighten Up & Fly it Right!

Sometimes, when I'm out and about, I'll notice somebody flying their Texas flag upside down.  This is a pretty easy thing to do by accident, since its design doesn't make it unmistakably obvious which side of the flag is the top.  According to the statute, flying your flag upside down is a signal of dire distress or worse, so unless you are in grave danger, the white stripe goes at the top of the flag or closest to the end of its flagpole if it is hung from a horizontal pole.

An easier way of remembering which way is up may be to look at the star.  When hung correctly, notice that a single point will be oriented upwards.  When the red stripe is at the top, two of the star's points are pointing upwards.

Or how about this:  The white side up is right side up!

Since so few people seem to know the proper way of hanging the Texas flag, I wouldn't expect hanging it upside down would get the cavalry coming to my rescue.  I think I'll rely on more obvious means of calling for help, like triggering my car alarm.

I decided to make a standard sized postcard that would illustrate the flag's proper orientation on a pole so I could drop it in the mail and enlighten the masses as I come across them.  Feel free to download a PDF of it and send them to those who need it.  The dimensions of the postcard are 5.6" x 4.25" and should be printed on heavy paper that won't likely to be damaged by the post office during sorting.  Don't just print it on plain paper.  Also note that there is a back to the card with spaces already there for the recipient's address, a stamp, and a box along the bottom where you should avoid writing since that's where the post office puts routing code information.