Getting a locksmith on the flat earth - Page 2

DucksNuts · 10-19-2007, 05:49 AM

Sheesh, you boys, I can never keep up with who's banging who.

Ohhhh, no, I remember now....LJ is in love with Syc this week and Flint is on the outer.

Carry on....

Oh....I've never been locked out of a house and had to have a locksmith come out.

I dont lock my house and if I do snib the front door, I just climb in the bedroom window.

Cloud · 10-19-2007, 09:09 AM

oooh, locked out. were you naked?

So, you had a fancy ol' smart phone, but didn't have your front door key on your keyring? Seems to me the low-tech ruled here.

Okay, why'd you use Google Maps. You can't search on your phone for "yellow pages" info?

Undertoad · 10-19-2007, 09:26 AM

Google Maps uses the Yellow pages info - along with other sources! - but puts it on your map, so you can see where the businesses are. I thought it would be a really slick move to find the closest one.

Cloud · 10-19-2007, 09:34 AM

ah well. system not perfect yet, or ever. Good try, though!

so . . . were you naked?

glatt · 10-19-2007, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

ah well. system not perfect yet, or ever.

If UT had picked up the actual phone book and used those paper yellow pages to call the locksmith, he would have had the same result. The problem was in the locksmith's business practices, not UT's smart phone, or Google Maps, or the linked yellow pages. The problem is that the local locksmith uses some call routing system that goes through Timbuktu to find a locksmith from far away. It was probably the day off for the local locksmith or he sold his business or something and his phone was forwarded to some large locksmith conglomerate like the FTD florist one.

Cloud · 10-19-2007, 10:07 AM

Good point. At least there was some coverage, irritating as it seemed to be.

lumberjim · 10-19-2007, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

Lumberjim, have you spent time in Turkey? That is the exact phrase they use to apologize for something.

no

you have, though? do they really belch their compliments to the chef?

Spexxvet · 10-19-2007, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

yeah...i started it in this thread

You say that as if it's something new....

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Originally Posted by glatt

If UT had picked up the actual phone book and used those paper yellow pages to call the locksmith, he would have had the same result. The problem was in the locksmith's business practices, not UT's smart phone, or Google Maps, or the linked yellow pages. The problem is that the local locksmith uses some call routing system that goes through Timbuktu to find a locksmith from far away. It was probably the day off for the local locksmith or he sold his business or something and his phone was forwarded to some large locksmith conglomerate like the FTD florist one.

Was there actually a problem? It saounds like everything worked out pretty smoothly.

glatt · 10-19-2007, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Was there actually a problem? It saounds like everything worked out pretty smoothly.

Depends on your point of view I guess, and what you were expecting.

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Undertoad · 10-19-2007, 05:24 PM

Wow.

lookout123 · 10-19-2007, 06:11 PM

how much would it have cost you to just break a window?

Clodfobble · 10-19-2007, 06:27 PM

Did the guy do anything to verify that it was actually your house you were asking him to break into?

THE LOCKSMITH · 10-19-2007, 07:45 PM

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10-19-2007, 09:09 AM	#17
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	oooh, locked out. were you naked? So, you had a fancy ol' smart phone, but didn't have your front door key on your keyring? Seems to me the low-tech ruled here. Okay, why'd you use Google Maps. You can't search on your phone for "yellow pages" info? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-19-2007, 09:34 AM	#19
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	ah well. system not perfect yet, or ever. Good try, though! so . . . were you naked? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-19-2007, 10:07 AM	#21
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Good point. At least there was some coverage, irritating as it seemed to be. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-19-2007, 04:43 PM	#25
THE LOCKSMITH Recruit or Something Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4	BEWARE OF PHONY LOCKSMITHS If You Go On Google And Type In The Words Phony Locksmth .You Will See all These phony locksmiths Scamming People In All The USA.They Are A problem To All.Here Is One Of Many Of There News Report Links. http://www.todaystmj4.com/features/iteam/5288916.html

10-19-2007, 05:11 PM	#26
THE LOCKSMITH Recruit or Something Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4	PHONY LOCKSMITHS HURTING ALL U.S.A. Here Is A Brand new Report on The Phony Locksmiths Today October 19,2007 They Work Out Off call Centers In New York City.Here is The Link to View There New Report on Them from CBS News In DALLAS TEXAS.Click On Link To View. http://cbs11tv.com/video/?id=22142

10-19-2007, 05:49 AM	#16
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Sheesh, you boys, I can never keep up with who's banging who. Ohhhh, no, I remember now....LJ is in love with Syc this week and Flint is on the outer. Carry on.... Oh....I've never been locked out of a house and had to have a locksmith come out. I dont lock my house and if I do snib the front door, I just climb in the bedroom window.

10-19-2007, 09:26 AM	#18
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Google Maps uses the Yellow pages info - along with other sources! - but puts it on your map, so you can see where the businesses are. I thought it would be a really slick move to find the closest one.

10-19-2007, 05:24 PM	#27
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Wow.

10-19-2007, 06:11 PM	#28
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	how much would it have cost you to just break a window? __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

10-19-2007, 06:27 PM	#29
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Did the guy do anything to verify that it was actually your house you were asking him to break into?

10-19-2007, 07:45 PM	#30
THE LOCKSMITH Recruit or Something Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4	HERE ARE A GROUP OF NEWS REPORTS ON A PDF.FILE Here Are A Group Of PDF.FILES News Reports.This Should Help You To See How These Phony Locksmiths Work.Click On The Link To View.Here Is The Link.http://www.aloa.org/pdf/pressroom.pdf

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