I scored an Apprenticeship :)

[lunchb0x]

tomorrow i bet i can pm you with your full name

[globallockytoo]

tomorrow i bet i can pm you with your full name

Full name?....I'll take that bet...but at what odds?

First and last name maybe.

give me 7/4 and i'll stick 20 on for sure

[lunchb0x]

well you used to rent a room of huggy, im sure he will remoeber that, also ben will remember you, but i take it time might get a bit anoyed if i ask him?

[globallockytoo]

has Timmy reconciled with his missus? or are they still divorced?

[globallockytoo]

There should be a dent in the front rollerdoor...where i stacked a motorbike....if you are still located in 9 Tang st. Coconut Grove.

[lunchb0x]

haha, i have been told that story so many times, and i have even been told your name but i do forget, so you still want to make that bet?, hang on i will call phill zabel, i might know your name shortly

[UWSDWF]

you said full name.. first middle and last is the bet he's making

[lunchb0x]

no tim isnt with his wife wife, but has remarried, any way daniel, i will have your middle name tomorrow for you

[lunchb0x]

also are we betting US or Australian dollars, i think US because then i get more for winning

[globallockytoo]

So what did Huggy say?

[lunchb0x]

you dont want to know, but i did get to hear a good car opening story of yours

[globallockytoo]

you dont want to know, but i did get to hear a good car opening story of yours

The one where I smashed the window on the VS ute?

[lunchb0x]

haha, no, apparently couldent open a little 4 wheel drive like a rav4 and bent the door out, then tim had to replace the whole door because it wouldent seal properly, but the moror bike still tops it

[Mutzy]

this is one of the most interesting threads i've seen in a while. I know how it feels to be in and out of the shop. i've been doing it for the last couple of years (recently turned 3rd year). It's good to learn the basics in a controlled environment, cause figuring out why (for e.g.) a gainsborough tri lock has screwed up with the owner breathing down your back for the first time isn't pleasant.

I work an a well established locksmith (20+ years. Boss' been in the industry for far more than that) and we operate fairly closely to the way you do. It's a pity alot of lockies these days are turning down auto jobs, cause IMO, it's a good part of the trade to be competent in.

One other thing: get yourself a notebook. Something small, with the individual letter tabs on the side. Write notes. Draw diagrams. Anything that makes you think 'wow, that's gonna be hard to remember', write it down. Then skim through it every now and then, refreshing yourself. It worked/works for me. Espcially in the area of card numbers for domestic and automotive.

Good luck with your apprenticeships, people. Happy locksmithing!

[globallockytoo]

haha, no, apparently couldent open a little 4 wheel drive like a rav4 and bent the door out, then tim had to replace the whole door because it wouldent seal properly, but the moror bike still tops it

I dont follow that one, I dont recall ever doing that. BTW....the first model Toyota RAV4 released in Australia was in 1998.....I left Darwin L&K in 1997.

Tim has a poor memory or an active imagination or both. And he would have brought it up in the court case(which he lost) against me, if it existed which it did not.

I must say, it seems pretty typical of him. He was never a very honest businessman. I can tell you alot of information about his underhanded business dealings.

He'd probably try to deny them, but there are facts and records to substantiate them. Like the time he got investigated for tax evasion on the amount of money he failed to claim from after hours receipts.