Since I know you and I have the same smoker, have you done anything to protect it from the weather? I never found a decent cover for it and it has some issues. The ring at the bottom rusted through so bad that most of it fell out through the bottom. I think I can get a cast iron skillet and cut out the bottom to make a ring to hold the chip tray but it is only a matter of time until it collapses.
My smoker has actually blown over a couple of times in the recent high winds. The cover came off and keeps coming off so I've taken the decision to leave it where it is for the moment. I don't think there's too much damage and I reckon an hour or so with some wire wool and high-temperature paint will have it good-as-new.
The butcher sounds fantastic. There's a guy like that where I live and I'm often in there with requests for weird and wonderful cuts. A couple of times I've gone in with diagrams and he's cut something special. I only discovered recently that American brisket is a slightly different cut from British brisket. That goes some way to explaining why I could never get it as juicy as it should be.
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