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by **bumpit** » 11 Oct 2006 21:58

My username. I now dislike bumping. My Southord MPXS-14 set came 3 days ago and I have not stopped picking locks since. I have gone through my 3 pin Garrison padlock, my Fortress 5 pin cylinder and a Guard 5 pin padlock. All the locks my Dad owns and I had permission to pick. The locks I bought for the purpose of picking (Tri-Circle 266, Masterlock#3) I have had no success with but practice is the best option. I hate how the plug is so loose on the Masterlock#3. I have found used locks seem to be the easiest to pick so far but I have little experience. I would like to thank everyone here for helping me achieve this amazing feeling. Special thanks to Shrub for helping me decide on which set to buy. I also like my half diamond the best even though I know a short hook should be used in the long run. I have not been able to learn how to rake too. I thought 11 year olds could rake.

Thanks once again and I love lock picking 10X more than bumping.

P.S. Going to locksmith tomorrow to get a deadbolt to practice at 1 pin, then 2 ect.

by **UWSDWF** » 11 Oct 2006 22:04

thats nice to hear don't like your name ask locknewbe 21 about his!

by **kodierer** » 11 Oct 2006 22:29

Yep picking is a good feeling. I've bumped a few locks, and I can say I didn't really like it. All this talk about bump keys is getting old fast around here. However my post this morning must have not been taken in good humour, as it appears to have been deleted, so bumping is pretty popular, and I'm glad you've converted over to picking.
I'll be laying low, and lurking till bump keys lose some popularity around here.
BTW: I'm the opposite I've always been a lot better at picking new locks. I think its really a person by person basis. Practice makes perfect. Well at least perfect practice makes perfect.

by **Bud Wiser** » 11 Oct 2006 22:53

It's really a good idea to think about your user name before you pick one. I've been using Bud Wiser for years on various web sites and forums. Not that it's that great, but it passes the test of time. It's kind of weird when I occasionally meet people from the Internet even after they know my real name, some continue to call me Bud Wiser. I don't mind, been called worse

by **VashTSPD** » 11 Oct 2006 23:15

nice story,

lets sticky it :twisted:

Or at least have it at quick reference so we have something to point new bumpkey members to instead of the customary "there is that information on the site, use the search. we hope you stay around long enough to learn how to really pick a lock, it's very rewarding."

Speaking of Andy, I haven't seen a post of his all day, where is that newbie?

by **Shrub** » 12 Oct 2006 9:38

Your stuck with it im afraid,

Well done on your picking, we try to turn everyone that comes here and your a success story

Have fun,

by **Keyring** » 12 Oct 2006 10:21

Mmm...Peaky wasn't stuck with his name though, was he?

by **Schuyler** » 12 Oct 2006 10:49

I spent a long time debating my user name.

I suppose that's only a funny statement if you know my real name...

by **5thcorps** » 12 Oct 2006 15:26

Look at it this way, When the Mob kills someone it's sometime called "Bumping Off". You've tried bumping and have now "Bumped it"
Sounds stupid but hopefully it sets your mind at ease.

by **Shrub** » 12 Oct 2006 19:02

Keyring wrote:Mmm...Peaky wasn't stuck with his name though, was he?

Mmm yes he was,
Peaky is a separate member not a user name change,

by **bumpit** » 12 Oct 2006 20:34

Very good analogy 5thcorps. I will stick with my name

I will try my best to keep learning. I think I will be here for a long time because this has turned into a passion. Picked my toolbox today as well

A lot more tension is needed than I thought.

by **Romstar** » 12 Oct 2006 21:01

Schuyler wrote:I spent a long time debating my user name.

I suppose that's only a funny statement if you know my real name...

Despite the fact that I make no effort to hide my real name, and that I almost always sign PMs with my real name, there are still people that call me Romstar.

I was talking to one of the site Mods on the phone one night, and when we were done talking, he said "goodnight Romstar", and I am absolutely positive that he knows my real name.

At some point I became this Romstar character, and it seems like I can never go back. There are even people I deal with in person that have never thought to call me anything other than Romstar. Its kinda weird.

Romstar

by **Shrub** » 12 Oct 2006 21:11

Shrub wrote:
Keyring wrote:Mmm...Peaky wasn't stuck with his name though, was he?

Mmm yes he was,
Peaky is a separate member not a user name change,

Just to clarify, its a separate account which is inactive,

by **Schuyler** » 12 Oct 2006 22:10

Romstar wrote:
Schuyler wrote:I spent a long time debating my user name.

I suppose that's only a funny statement if you know my real name...

Despite the fact that I make no effort to hide my real name, and that I almost always sign PMs with my real name, there are still people that call me Romstar.

I was talking to one of the site Mods on the phone one night, and when we were done talking, he said "goodnight Romstar", and I am absolutely positive that he knows my real name.

At some point I became this Romstar character, and it seems like I can never go back. There are even people I deal with in person that have never thought to call me anything other than Romstar. Its kinda weird.

Romstar

Yeah, I was very active on a site called deviantArt for a long time, and when meeting other staff members or artists, they would call me by my dA name (despite the fact that I put my own name on everything on there) I kinda came to like it after a while. I knew that it was a specific group of people that called me that, for a specific reason, and I did enjoy the implications of that.

by **Romstar** » 12 Oct 2006 22:24

Schuyler wrote:Yeah, I was very active on a site called deviantArt for a long time, and when meeting other staff members or artists, they would call me by my dA name (despite the fact that I put my own name on everything on there) I kinda came to like it after a while. I knew that it was a specific group of people that called me that, for a specific reason, and I did enjoy the implications of that.

I believe my ex-wife was a member of that site. She still may be a member.

Romstar

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