AWSOME!!!!

[helloman]

i so want to be a locksmith wen i get older this is awsome i love picing locks it would be awsome to pic them for a living





-helloman.

[linty]

don't mean to burst your bubble but to most locksmiths picking locks is only a small part of what they do.

[2octops]

It's rare that we ever pick locks.

It's more rekeying and replacing/installing/repairing hardware than anything else on the commercial/residential side and fitting keys to cars on the automotive side.

[plot]

I'd rather do large commercial master key systems if I got into being a locky personally... no stress of someone looking over your shoulder watching you pick away.

[UWSDWF]

totally useless... not picking but this thread

[Eyes_Only]

Does this mean that most locksmiths rarely get called out to do lockout work or do people generally not lock themselves out of their homes and vehicles that often?

[bonez]

Does this mean that most locksmiths rarely get called out to do lockout work or do people generally not lock themselves out of their homes and vehicles that often?

no there's a lot more to it like fitting new locks,repairing forced entries,
evictions,repossession,etc.

lockouts do occur frequently but then you can go weeks with out
any at all !!

j.

[fsdhy]

Does this mean that most locksmiths rarely get called out to do lockout work or do people generally not lock themselves out of their homes and vehicles that often?

Don't ever underestimate the stupidity of Joe Public. He'll lock himself out of anything you can think of. Last week I went to a dentist's office where the dentist had locked his keys inside of a cabinet drawer. His whole ring of keys, housekeys and all. So I show up, make a big deal out of picking the lock (a couple young dental assistants were watching, and it was one of those side lock drawers so it was hard to reach...). I did not even finish writing up the bill, and I see the guy walk over to the drawer, grab his keys put them in his pocket, TURN AROUND AND PUT THEM BACK IN THE DRAWER AND LOCK IT... I couldn't suppress the laughter very long. It was a good thing I hadn't finished writing up the bill

What bonez said is true. Some weeks I'll get 2 calls per night about lockouts. Other times I'll go a full week without the phone even ringing. During the day, you get a good variety of work. Its a good mix of things, I havn't been doing this very long but I havn't had a boring day yet.

[lunchb0x]

i had one guy and his girlfriend locked out at night after they where in town, and then 3 weeks later when i was on call again they did it again.
its only really after hours i have to brake in to cars or houses but during the day we do get a couple of openings, mostly at work I install master key systems or roller doors