After 9/11 everyone had their flags at half mast (by presidential "orders" or whatever in observance of 9/11). I kept driving past a KFC joint that had theirs at full mast. After a few days and getting pissed every time I went passed it, I went in and asked them about it. It seemed to be a ME family running it (mom with headscarf and robe, etc.), In broken english they said the pulley was broken and couldn't come down.
I went around to the side (and luckily out of view) to see if I could "fix" it. I guess I had the magic touch as I pulled on the rope easily put it at half mast. (I was in a hurry so did not run it all the way down and back up again!).
I went home and called the local police of what had happened in case they might be interested. (They said they would "look into it".)
My other tagline is "Ever Vigilant, Never Fearful".
Is that KFC still there?