* * * * * Extreme metal chickens, Fletcher edition Bunny and I drove to Smiley's Flea Market [1] in Fletcher, NC [2] (just south of Asheville [3]). Smiley's advertises that they're open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, but it didn't appear that way to us: [We're open. Yes, indeed we are open. Please come and shop? We're desperate here for business. No, really! We're open!] [4] We did, however, come across this impressive matal rooster in a stall that might have been open? [He needs no motivation to cross the road.] [5] It was hard to say since the place appeared devoid of people. [1] https://smileysfleamarkets.com/north-carolina/ [2] https://www.fletchernc.org/ [3] https://www.asheville.com/ [4] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2018/10/05/Empty.jpg [5] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2018/10/05/Chicken.jpg Email Sean Conner at sean@conman.org .