All Things Red Poppy Merged Thread (sales, copyright, usage, bans/restrictions, etc.)

[The Bread Guy]

Anyone else see less poppy boxes out this year? Me and my wife noticed most were also the digital tap kind.

About the same as other years in this part of the 807. Haven’t seen a single digital one yet.

 

[OldSolduer]

In Winnipeg they are all over. Even in the local DIY store, and a few places I never expected them to be.

 

[KTown Cowboy]

All over my home town! Even the local pizza shop has a poppy box!

 

[mariomike]

This is just one Canadian city.

Only for the First World War.

It helps illustrate the vast scale of what the community experienced, at the same time.

It shows the specific homes whose doors opened to a dreaded telegram between 1914 to 1918.

 

[Jarnhamar]

Yes, he's covered much the same way that a class A primary reservist is covered, "while employed in sanctioned events."

One might argue following children into a restaurant to berate them wasn't a part of his duties.

 

[Gordon Dundas/]

In Winnipeg they are all over. Even in the local DIY store, and a few places I never expected them to be.

Picked up mine at my neighborhood FoodFare.

 

[materialpigeonfibre]

Let me follow the Manual of Drill and Ceremonial. Chapter 1 Introduction - Canada.ca
Ok it's last post. High five. Last note. Lower hand. According to the manual the next song is the rouse. Better high five! WRONG. I was the only person saluting the bag pipes. I became a statue until it was over.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Let me follow the Manual of Drill and Ceremonial. Chapter 1 Introduction - Canada.ca
Ok it's last post. High five. Last note. Lower hand. According to the manual the next song is the rouse. Better high five! WRONG. I was the only person saluting the bag pipes. I became a statue until it was over.

 

[Kilted]

One might argue following children into a restaurant to berate them wasn't a part of his duties.

I suspect had he not been so seriously injured, that he probably would be facing an investigation himself.

 

[ueo]

Anyone else see less poppy boxes out this year? Me and my wife noticed most were also the digital tap kind.

Yep Legion just wants your $$$ with no work or expense, IMO

 

[Bruce Monkhouse]

Yep Legion just wants your $$$ with no work or expense, IMO

No, they just don't want a box full of money in some locations. Saves a lot of headache for the business owner who doesn't have to worry about getting beat by the local zombies for a couple dollars....

 

[Colin Parkinson]

This popped up in my feed

 

[Navy_Pete]

Let me follow the Manual of Drill and Ceremonial. Chapter 1 Introduction - Canada.ca
Ok it's last post. High five. Last note. Lower hand. According to the manual the next song is the rouse. Better high five! WRONG. I was the only person saluting the bag pipes. I became a statue until it was over.

I'm terrible at drill, and would have rather had a fire onboard on duty then have to figure out SCOPA and ships going in and out of harbour....
Do I read that right and you salute Last Post, then just stand there for the bagpipes, and salute again for the Rouse? It was kind of all over the place in the crowd where I was so now doubting myself.

As an aside, nothing quite as sad as a dirge on a bagpipe (and nothing sounds worse then someone learning to play bagpipes).

 

[SeaKingTacco]

I'm terrible at drill, and would have rather had a fire onboard on duty then have to figure out SCOPA and ships going in and out of harbour....
Do I read that right and you salute Last Post, then just stand there for the bagpipes, and salute again for the Rouse? It was kind of all over the place in the crowd where I was so now doubting myself.

As an aside, nothing quite as sad as a dirge on a bagpipe (and nothing sounds worse then someone learning to play bagpipes).

That is correct. Salute the bugle music and enjoy the bagpipes…

 

[ueo]

No, they just don't want a box full of money in some locations. Saves a lot of headache for the business owner who doesn't have to worry about getting beat by the local zombies for a couple dollars....

Can't follow that, explain pls.

 

[OldSolduer]

Can't follow that, explain pls.

The less cash around the safer it is. It’s not unknown for ne’er do wells to rob the poppy people.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

I suspect had he not been so seriously injured, that he probably would be facing an investigation himself.

Depends, on what his actions were and what was said.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Can't follow that, explain pls.

Boxes full of cash become targets for thieves.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Can't follow that, explain pls.

Businesses don't want the responsibility for caring and protecting the cashboxes, which can be easily stolen. The $5 tap makes life easier for the business and Legion. In one legion we deal with and almost everything is done by one person. If you are going to have poppy taggers on site, you must arrange contracts beforehand with each business. Then you must order in the poppy's and other associated bits, several months in advance. Organize the trays, sign up the volunteers and organize the shifts. Take in the cash , count it and secure it and deposit it. Donation via tap need to previously setup and still accounted for. Some Legion also provide food for the volunteers and Cadets coming back to drop off the trays. It is a lot of work and most people do not see all the prep work involved. I suspect there is a whole other layer of work at the National level I don't get to see as well.