tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10101682.post6767602039094457317..comments2023-10-26T06:14:58.639-05:00Comments on T F Stern's Rantings: An Open Letter to All LocksmithsT. F. Sternhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10998813855197833260noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10101682.post-36752192827430623842013-09-20T09:57:43.615-05:002013-09-20T09:57:43.615-05:00Great post! It is only the professional who can he...Great post! It is only the professional who can help you out by opening the keys when you cannot open it.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.247jacksonlocksmith.com/emergency-lockout.php" rel="nofollow">Jackson Emergency Locksmith</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10101682.post-43646572376534687572013-04-26T01:21:54.673-05:002013-04-26T01:21:54.673-05:00Wow, great article, I really appreciate your thoug...Wow, great article, I really appreciate your thought process and having it explained properly, thank you! I really like this post.<br /><br /><a href="http://locksmith-lynnwood.net" rel="nofollow"><br /></a>locksmith-lynnwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08358329626565208015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10101682.post-62683342047552307772013-02-12T01:52:53.581-06:002013-02-12T01:52:53.581-06:00Locksmiths do a lot more than helping people get b...Locksmiths do a lot more than helping people get back into their locked homes or car. Thanks for the information.<br /><br /><a href="http://locksmithadelaide.net/" rel="nofollow">Locksmith Marion</a>nutrendmediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239128459447830569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10101682.post-9803567861990907352013-01-25T05:35:17.973-06:002013-01-25T05:35:17.973-06:00Thanks for the post on locksmiths. I have read you...Thanks for the post on locksmiths. I have read your whole post and I really liked it. Great Work!!<br /><a href="http://www.locksmithcharlottenc.org/" rel="nofollow">Locksmith NC Charlotte</a>Parulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09657456085793684364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10101682.post-3496802246430978962012-03-20T20:28:13.345-05:002012-03-20T20:28:13.345-05:00Finally, locksmith mentioned the licensing of the ...Finally, locksmith mentioned the licensing of the product, its very significant to the user's to have only the legitimate product from real locksmith maker. <br /><br /><a href="http://locksmithinwichita.com/" rel="nofollow">Wichita locksmith service</a>andrean lopezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677829897144768879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10101682.post-83874391897751161692011-04-04T13:21:29.741-05:002011-04-04T13:21:29.741-05:00"Well intentioned"
I'd say definitiv..."Well intentioned"<br />I'd say definitive proof ofthat proposition is lacking.opithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01621946866211400380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10101682.post-25192068354431561562011-03-26T14:52:12.584-05:002011-03-26T14:52:12.584-05:00David left this comment via email as Blogger would...David left this comment via email as Blogger wouldn't work for him:<br /><br />Well-said, TF. Of course, my most advanced "locksmithing" experience has been inadvertently "keying" a car I pushed off from 30 years ago as it ran me down--result of an inattentive driver momentarily going "off road" into pedestrian territory *heh*--so I don't have anything in my possession that <i>I'd</i> think of as a tool of the locksmithing trade. But, of course, should some bureaucrappic goon catch me in possession of a wire coat hanger in a parking lot (or perhaps even in my own driveway) somewhere I suppose such an evil being could interpret that as having criminal intent and possession of a "tool" that could be used to jimmy a lock...<br /><br />*feh*<br /><br />I'm going to google "locksmithing tools/courses" and add to my personal tool collection and general around-the-house handyman skillset (nothing approaching within a country mile of your professionalism!) before this idiocy spreads to America's Third World County.T. F. Sternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10998813855197833260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10101682.post-69544689298345874362011-03-23T07:16:38.307-05:002011-03-23T07:16:38.307-05:00MK, If a monopoly can be created to protect it, at...MK, If a monopoly can be created to protect it, at the same time, denies rights to others. This secondary piece of legislation acts to criminalize an otherwise lawful expression of self interest by associating tools of the trade with criminal activity, as if they were one in the same. This has been a clever diversion in legislative wording for years because it works; those who claim to need such laws clearly abdicate self rule in favor of security by the Nanny State.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by MK.T. F. Sternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10998813855197833260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10101682.post-50749064815991966032011-03-23T07:10:14.563-05:002011-03-23T07:10:14.563-05:00RF, Nice to see at least one locksmith chime in o...RF, Nice to see at least one locksmith chime in on the subject of licensing. It has been my experience, at least here in Texas, that most individual locksmiths felt like they were pushed into being licensed out of fear for their livelihood. There are powerful political PACs which hold sway; one of them is the Alarm servicing industry which didn’t like the locksmith industry having any part of what they considered “their money”. The alarm lobby interests manufactured a “crisis”, at least it was a crisis in the minds of the locksmith industry leadership, to protect what little influence was to be had in the legislature by “going along” with the licensing mentality. This is all water under the bridge now as locksmith licensing took effect many years ago and has grown to be a monster, a monster which has taken over the free market and replaced it with nanny state dictates which have crushed the spirit of individual enterprise. <br /><br />I had a fellow, much more educated than myself; explain the process which has taken place in ALOA, TLA and all the other trade/professional organizations. It actually has a name; a marked change from the organization being geared to sharing information, helping other members and building from within to a bureaucratic elitist run political machine which eventually destroys itself and the original foundations it was built upon; basically a microcosmic version of America’s “Great Experiment” on self rule. (wish I could remember the name of the process)<br /><br />There are quite a few “leaders”, if you can call them that, who would prefer I remain silent, or better yet, just die quietly. I’ve been classified as a “boat rocker” and even a “nut job” as I prattle on about my disdain for the entire locksmith licensing fiasco. It has been put to me in various ways, “Why can’t you just figure out a way to get along? Your way of doing things isn’t helping the “overall cause of locksmiths” when working with DPS/PSB”. <br /><br />It is one thing to “compromise” on small procedural issues; yet another to cave in on principles, licensing in most instances is basically wrong. It hands over powers to government which rightfully belong only in the hands of individuals on the false pretext of providing safety and security to the general public. I simply remind folks that our free market system is under attack; why should we help the enemy destroy it from within? <br /><br />Thanks for chiming in.T. F. Sternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10998813855197833260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10101682.post-30405173085682402732011-03-23T06:09:25.848-05:002011-03-23T06:09:25.848-05:00So what they're saying is that once you TF ret...So what they're saying is that once you TF retire and you need to repair your locks or you happen to lock your keys somewhere you have to call a registered locksmith to help you.<br /><br />Don't you dare keep any of your old tools and help yourself, no, no, that sort of thing isn't allowed in the brave new world of meddlesome nannies.<br /><br />It's just madness.MathewKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14385674205383405783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10101682.post-3478929624559916582011-03-23T05:50:28.686-05:002011-03-23T05:50:28.686-05:00Thanks for the paper. As a locksmith, interested ...Thanks for the paper. As a locksmith, interested in the 'fathering' of existing locksmiths into future licensing regulations, I found your writing both educational and neccessary for the times.<br />Watching from Canadarfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01812257578340051965noreply@blogger.com