Not The Flag King

Your Boulevardier returned this last Sunday -- Flag Day -- from a week in Boston. Although the weather was unseasonably wet and cold, the trip was full of delights. From bleacher seats in Fenway Park, a Red Sox victory over the Yankees was witnessed. Parts of the Freedom Trail were walked. Seafood was consumed. Several colleges were visited by Fils de Choux. Some time was spent on the water.

And, of course, in Boston one cannot, and does not want to, escape a proud patriotic streak. American flags, bunting, and general red-white-and-blueness are everywhere.

Perhaps that is why, on a walk this morning, Your Boulevarder noticed, and was particularly distressed by, the flag that flies in front of the Burger King on Castro Valley Boulevard. The once-proud banner hangs sadly faded in a tangled tatter. Even if our West Coast patriotism is, in some minds, not up to Bostonian standards, it's a disgrace and a shame.





Your Boulevardier has combed the Burger King website and has found a Consumer Relations phone number: 305-378-3535. (There is no email address.) Should readers feel so compelled, it would be wonderful if several people called this number to encourage Burger King to replace the flag in time for Independence Day.