i came across a southord mpxs-11 kit for less than 10$ here locally about a month ago, and lockpicking is something that has often intrigued me... so i decided to buy it
i live in texas, and from what i've read, it's legal to sell and own, so i figured why not. i picked up a few locks at the hardware store (master, etc.) and have been getting pretty decent at it, mostly by raking, but i can single pick as well. usually takes me a few minutes, but i manage to use a combination of single pin/;raking and i can get most of them. had a helluva time with these american lock co locks... didn't know they had security features, and i've only managed to get them 2 times (on luck i guess).
anyways, my wife just started a new job working for the attorney general's office here in our city... she called me up, and told me about a new tv they were trying to install in a conference room, but the old one was locked to the cart it was on. they called a locksmith, but he wanted 60$ to come over and cut the chain! i told her i'd give it a shot, and would be over in a matter of minutes.
so i arrive, and go into the room, and everyone my wife works with is sitting around in chairs... yeah, no pressure here! so i sit down, hands shaking because i havn't had a cigarette or anything to eat
i pull out my batwing rake (that's what i call it) and with one swipe, it opens... i was totally shocked... never had that happen before! now, i'm a younger guy (26) but i am dressed professionally from my job... it was absolute silence in teh room... i turn around and everyone is kinda shocked! i was like "umm... don't know how i did that, but i guess i'm done!"
story gets better. my wife's boss comes in and says, "hey, you think you can open this file cabinet in the back? we lost the key a while ago... havn't needed to get in yet, but we'd like to be able to" i said "sure, i'll give it a shot" this was a simple 3 pin file lock... single picked it in about 45 seconds... no big deal.....
even better.... then they come up to me and tell me that they have a computer is locked to a docking station with this type of cable lock... i've seen a video online about this specific lock, and how to use a ball point pen casing to open it. well, i asked for a pen, and shoved it in there, twisted, and BAM... open.
i tell you what, i had a CROWD by this point... must've been 25 people standing around. total luck on all these... but i totally impressed myself.
you should've ehard people talking... they were saying things like "man, i can't believe he just did that!"
made me feel kinda good...
just thought i'd share!
daniel
