We bought our Alm pole from Costco several years ago. eBay has several flag dealers and most are shipping free and I can use PayPal. The American made flags are about twice as much as the imports but...
Judging by the nationwide weather radar maps I have never seen such a dearth of inclement across the U.S.. The northcoast rain is off by 25% for the water year and December was off about 60%. I started the cleanup of the perennial garden along the driveway yesterday and will continue today. We have had periods of cold weather and periods of warm weather and none of the usual wet winter storms. It is very unusual for this area.