Car Theft?

[Squelchtone]

yep you could be right but simple form and archive for $50/ $100 and your well in front of the Samaritan and tow driver am i right wot you think

Hey man, do you write your posts while using your mobile phone? Please use some punctuation, and dont use texting slang like wot, ppl, etc etc.. Not everyone here uses English as their primary language so throwing around abbreviated/internet-chat room words will make it harder for people to figure out what everyone is talking about.

Thanks for your attention to this matter,

Squelchtone

[unlisted]

...Hey man, do you write your posts while using your mobile phone?...

Yes, he/she is.. and its getting quite annoying..

[loki-aka]

The line between bureaucracy and common sense is frequently blurred by political expedience.

[snapisimo]

Funny. You haven't lived till you've got a late night call to open her husbands car that's parked out in front of her boyfriends house. With any luck you'll arrive at the call right about the time a family beef flairs up.

My personal favorite is arriving at an auto lock-out only to see six guys crawling all over the car w/ coat hangers. It's a lock (pun intended) you're at the correct address.

btw, The state I worked in required no specific locksmith license. Also, if a client hired you to open something, you were not legally responsible if they were gaining access without permission. So I've been on a ton of goofy calls... Discretion.

snap

[alockguru]

I LOVE late night calls, No traffic, rates are higher and they can be very entertaining.
I follow a few simple rules.

1. Who's paying me and how
2. Check ownership
3. If there is drama happening between 2 or more people, the police will need to be onsite. Its great time to market and poppy _ with the police too! They can send you a lot of business

I've been caught up in some crazy situations but honestly I don't think I have ever been involved in a any kind of theft. Thieves don't usually like to pay for what they are stealing...

[Squelchtone]

I LOVE late night calls, No traffic, rates are higher and they can be very entertaining.
I follow a few simple rules.

1. Who's paying me and how
2. Check ownership
3. If there is drama happening between 2 or more people, the police will need to be onsite. Its great time to market and <censored> with the police too! They can send you a lot of business

I've been caught up in some crazy situations but honestly I don't think I have ever been involved in a any kind of theft. Thieves don't usually like to pay for what they are stealing...

There needs to be a Reality tv show called "Late Night Lock Out" I could see this being a huge hit and very entertaining for the likes of us.

=)
Squelchtone

[GWiens2001]

Lock Out, Lock Out
Whatcha gonna pay when the Lockies through...

;-D

Gordon

[dll932]

Every once in awhile the shop I worked at in downtown Cleveland would get a late evening service call for lost keys for a Cadillac Biarritz or other luxury car. And "just meet me in the Tip-Top club on the corner when you've got the keys made".

When the Flats was a big deal, we were thinking of just stationing a service truck down there on weekends because we got so many calls. People would hop from boat to boat and in the drink the keys would go!

[dll932]

It's not always outright theft...a buddy of my boss at the time called and asked for us to go fit keys to a Ford at such and such an address. I got dispatched there and started right off trying to impression a door lock. A woman came out and said "you're stealing my car!" I told her no, I was sent to make keys for it. She called a cop who said "do NOT touch that car!" Turns out my bosses' "buddy" was in a messy divorce and wanted to grab the car, so he suckered us.

[alockguru]

It's not always outright theft...a buddy of my boss at the time called and asked for us to go fit keys to a Ford at such and such an address. I got dispatched there and started right off trying to impression a door lock. A woman came out and said "you're stealing my car!" I told her no, I was sent to make keys for it. She called a cop who said "do NOT touch that car!" Turns out my bosses' "buddy" was in a messy divorce and wanted to grab the car, so he suckered us.

That's a tough one since it was a friend of the boss. Specially if he was still a registered owner. Divorces are always full of drama

[dll932]

Yeah...domestic problems aren't worth the trouble. We had another one where the wife of the owner of several restaurants we did work for, had me come over and change the house locks. Then the hubby came home and nearly exploded (she was trying to lock him out). All I could do was hand him the keys and walk out, no charge.

[2octops]

The first mention of anything domestic is a big red flag and we do not go.

[yonatron829]

I'd imagine the night lock outs can be the most fun, and the most stress free. Also, the weather would most likely be nicer. Ha, everything counts!