Yet another attack on displaying the Australian flag in Australia
Again with an absurd "safety" excuse:
"A Gateway Bridge crane operator was ordered to remove the Australian flag by a project manager worried it could distract motorists or fall on the highway. Leighton Abigroup Joint Venture project director Hugh Boyd said the flag needed to go for safety reasons.
Australian Manufacturing Workers Union Queensland secretary Andrew Dettmer said he was "a bit gobsmacked". Mr Dettmer said he was aware of crane operators being ordered to remove union flags, but "I've never heard of it being done against the Australian flag".
Leighton Abigroup has no policies on the flying of flags and doesn't intend to investigate ways for the Australian flag to be flown safely above the bridge. But that would change if their client - the Queensland Government - requested them to fly the flag. "In that case, we would follow their wishes," Mr Boyd said.
Some motorists were getting used to seeing the flag on their daily commute and at least one fumed over seeing the banner come down. "How many times must Australians endure this crap?" he said, pointing out the flag was acting as a wind indicator to aid the crane operator. The project director said the main safety concern was the potential for a high wind to cause the flag to fall on to vehicles.
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5 comments:
They're worried about the *flag* following on people, but not the crane or anything the crane is carrying? What about bird poop?
"I don't like it but it'd be suicide to say it directly so I'll make a plausible excuse for getting rid of it"
The problem is when they make their "plausible excuse" someone needs to come down on them hard instead of letting them get away with this kind of crap.
It's simply the ongoing push by Leftists to make pride in one's country and flag "politically incorrect". If they succeed, (and in many places they already have) it will be because of the weakness and total lack of will on the part of the people.
I assume it's not like NYC, where the entire crane falls.
If a people can't/won't defend their own flag, they don't deserve to have one!
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