← Flag, Left Arrow Flag

The ← Flag is orange and violet.  Violet is coded to 7 and orange is coded to 2; this colour-number code is based upon the order of the rainbow.

→ Flag, The Right Flag

The → Flag is a vertical di-bar of orange and blue.  Reason being blue is coded to 6 and orange is coded to 2, as it is in the order of the rainbow.  Basically that is the number you need to punch in whilst holding down the ALT key to make the 'right' arrow appear.

↓ Flag, The Down Flag

 The ↓ Flag is horizontal bi-bar of orange and cyan.  The colours are based upon the order of the rainbow for the 2nd and 5th colour of the rainbow.  This makes the number 25 which is the ASCII code for down arrow.

↑Flag , The Up Flag

The background colours of the UP flag are orange and green.  Logic being, orange is coded to 2 and green is coded to green.  The colour coding is based upon the order of the rainbow. 

Twin Towers 9/11 Flag

Here is a unique American flag flying at Newark Airport.  Just below the official US flag is a 9/11 memorial flag.  It features the twin towers covered with the US flag.

Fire Hydrant Livery

Gone are the days of the classical red fire hydrant.  Instead, the water public works has assigned certain colours to certain parts of the fire hydrant. The main shaft, center nozzle, side nozzles, and cap can all have different colours.  The different colours clue show the different waters systems to which a nozzle is connected with.

What are your street colours?  We have colours of the nation, state, county, municipality, school district, and even a hydrant colour assignment.  Do you have hydrant pride?

I did find one classical red fire hydrant, but it had a nose ring.  I guess it would have been a great sin against humanity to have a naked red nozzle showing.



By far the most interesting nozzle was a plastic one found in Philadelphia's Airport.  It was on AstroTurf so that service dogs could do their business.  Rather than dispensing water, this hydrant's purpose was to receive water—water from a dog.

However, when little kids were walking by, they were naturally tempted to go play to my puppy pee pee spot!

Seal of US Navy's Base Realignment & Closure

The coat of arms for the US Navy's realignment and closure is a unique device.  It has the standard seal of a rope style.  In the center is a Yin/Yang design where the left side shows a Naval Vessel with an F-14 flying overhead as if at night.  The right side shows a glorious sun rising over a civilian's building next to a tree