Day-in and day-out, we hear horror stories from our customers who almost got scammed by a scammer locksmith. Unfortunately, many times, people fall for the scams of these criminals.

Today, a very smart Calgary accountant did what we suggest everyone to do, think and refuse to pay. Mariya Savchyshyn owns a condo in Calgary and rents it out. She said her tenants asked her to replace their lock, and a Google search listed Locksmith Calgary at the top, so she called them without doing her searches to see that they are a scammer locksmith.

Finding out if a locksmith company is a scam is quite easy, here are a few simple steps from Terry Whin-Yates to catch them.

Tips from Terry Whin-Yates on spotting a locksmith scammer

1. Do they provide unbelievably cheap pricing? The $29, $19, $39 dollar locksmith ads are a scam.
2. Do they operate under different business names? Scammer locksmiths often run under different business names to shield their identity.
3. Is their Google Maps location legitimate? Many locksmith scammers have their Google Maps locations out of gas stations, Starbucks locations, restaurants, or even a middle of a forest (we’ve seen it all). Pull up their location on Google street view and see where their address is, if it’s another business, it’s a fake. If it’s a house, it’s a scam. For example, the Locksmith Calgary scammer presents their address as 724 80 Ave SW, Calgary AB.  This is a fake location.
   

   Locksmith Calgary Scammer at 724 80 Ave SW

4. Are they licensed? In British Columbia for example, you can check if a locksmith company is licensed or not by inputting their security license number into the following page – Security Licence Status Verification.
5. Check their phone number! Copy their phone number into Google, does it appear in locations like Toronto and other provinces or states where the locksmith shouldn’t be? It’s a fake.
6. Ask for the name of the business owner and a link to his or her biography, if the company is hesitant to provide the information of the owner of the company, stay away.
7. Ask for ID and documentation. Do not let them start work without the company showing their security license, drivers license, insurance, and city business license. If they say “I don’t have it” or “I can send it to you later” or if it looks fake, refuse them doing the work, refuse to pay and send them away.
8. If the locksmith gets aggressive or pushy with their tactics or if at any time you feel uneasy or uncomfortable, dial 911 immediately.
9. Do they have a reputation? If you can’t find anything about them online such as a social media following or a clean track record, do not let them work on your property as they are most likely a locksmith scammer. Reputable locksmiths and locksmith business owners like Terry Whin-Yates, the owner of Mr. Locksmith and Mr. ProLock have a clean track record.
10. Do they show up in an unmarked vehicle, or does their vehicle simply say “locksmith service” ? They are most likely a scam, do not allow them entry or to do any work on your property.
11. Do they refuse to provide an invoice on the spot? Are there inflated or hidden charges? Refuse to pay and if they get aggressive, dial 911.
12. Do they have a GST number on the invoice? Check if it’s legitimate here.
13. Do they list their locksmiths on their website like on a team page with their name and pictures like we do with locksmith Vancouver? If not, you have to wonder why and what they’re hiding.

There are many more warning signs to catch a scammer locksmith. Just use your head and if you can’t determine if they’re fake or not, don’t use them!

One big warning sign which Mariya Savchyshyn should have caught onto was the fact that the scammer locksmith, Locksmith Calgary used the tenant’s phone to phone her. Why wouldn’t they use their own cell number? Because these scammer locksmith’s do not want repeat customers.

Scammer locksmiths such as locksmith Calgary operate on a one-hit basis. They scam you, and then they request an extreme amount of money and force you to pay. Because of the bad experience they provide, they don’t expect you to call back which is why they provide an illegitimate invoice with a fraudulent tax ID, a fake address and at often times as well, a fake phone number.

Thankfully, when the scammer locksmith called Mariya Savchyshyn to say that he’s done, she caught on. Locksmith Calgary refused to provide an itemized invoice for the inflated invoice which was triple the cost, $773.85 as per CBC.

“And I’m like, that’s weird, because usually the customer has to receive an invoice, look at it and then pay, right?” said Savchyshyn.

“I’m an accountant myself, and I know that no one is going to send me money until they see the invoice.”

When Savchyshyn refused to pay without knowing exactly what she was paying for — she says the company threatened to send the bill to a collection agency.

Terry Whin-Yates states that threats are common with scammer locksmiths. We’ve heard from people that the scammer locksmiths have gotten violent with violent threats, verbal threats, death threats and unfortunately much more.

“I just want to warn people because someone … might be scared because that company is scaring people by saying they’ll send them to collections,” she said.

“They might be scared and just pay $800 for a lock, it’s ridiculous.”

A scammer locksmith will have a hard time sending you to a legitimate collections agency. Collection agencies are not stupid, they will ask for supporting documentation which the scammer locksmiths will not have. Do not be fooled by the collection agency trick. If they do send you to collections, you can fight it by signing up to a low-cost service called LegalShield.

Company says invoices issued after payment

“Locksmith Calgary told CBC Calgary they don’t provide a billing service, even for larger companies, and require all payments be made before an invoice is issued.”

This should be an immediate red flag. No legitimate company issues an invoice after payment. We, for example always issue an itemized invoice before the customer pays, because that’s the correct way of doing business. If a customer has a question, we’re always there to answer that question.

It is ok to ask the locksmith who their credit card processor is for collecting payments. Credit card processors are the companies that collect your payment on behalf of the merchant and then provide the merchant with the funds. Names of some credit card processors are: Moneris, Square, Payfirma, Helcim, Stripe. If the locksmith doesn’t know or refuses to answer the question, refuse to pay. If they demand cash, refuse to pay.

“On their website, Locksmith Calgary lists their service call fee as $15 plus labour and hardware costs. A lock change is listed as $35 dollars and a lock re-key as $19.”

Scammer Locksmiths: There are no $15-$25 Locksmiths, it is a Scam.

“While speaking with CBC Calgary, Locksmith Calgary couldn’t say why the bill was so high, but said they’d since agreed to lower it to $300.”

Shouldn’t a company know their invoices? This is a trick that scammer locksmiths like locksmith Calgary do. When approached by authorities or by a large media outlet like CBC Calgary, they start acting stupid. Mariya Savchyshyn should still dispute the charges with her credit card company and get the full sum back.

We’ve baited the scammer locksmiths before with the help of the media. Check out Terry Whin-Yates collaboration with CTV News with our undercover investigation on locksmith scammers.

Hi there, we’re CTV,” said McLaughlin, “Why are you charging $255? It’s not a difficult lock and it says 15 service call and $35 on the website.”

“And up,” said the locksmith, “It depends on the lock.”

“That’s an easy lock,” McLaughlin said.

“No, it’s not easy. Five pins, medium security,” he explains.

The locksmith showed McLaughlin his security license, which showed he’s a locksmith under supervision and then he called his boss.

“Why are you charging so much?” McLaughlin asked into the phone.

“It’s none of your business,” said the boss.

Here’s the thing about scammer locksmiths. They utilize a central call centre for lead generation services. When you call a scammer locksmith like locksmith Calgary, you’re not dealing with the actual locksmith that’s coming out to service your lock. These scammers pay these call centres around 20% for the lead and taking the call.

While the people in the call centre may seem nice, don’t be fooled, they’re not the ones coming out to work on your lock.

Terry Whin-Yates is a 3rd Generation Locksmith with a BA (Hons) Criminology. He has 35 years experience in the locksmith and security industry and is a locksmith trainer providing locksmith training to people and businesses all across North America. Terry Whin-Yates‘ BC Security License is B4227. 

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5.11 Best Boots for Hot Weather

Let’s talk about something that’s a little different today. Boots.

As locksmiths, we put in a lot of hours and so we’re constantly on our feet. We’re on our feet in all sorts of weather. Today we’re going talk about my 5.11 boots that I wear all the time. The 5.11 Tactile six inch Coyote boot. They’re water resistant. I promise, these boots are water proof because I’ve been in water in them and I still got my feet dry. These boots are over five years old. And I use them daily. I have two pairs of these boots, as I alternate them. I had to put in some inserts. They just seems to make your feet feel better. And they are super-comfortable.

Two of my 5.11 Best Boots for Hot Weather

I was heading to the Philippines and that place is hot and humid. It’s absolutely terrible on the feet. I’m not a flip flop person, because I like my feet protected so I can’t walk around with flip flops. These 5.11 Tactile six inch Coyote boots are meant for hot, humid, even desert environments. I wore these for almost ten weeks straight. Every single day, in the jungle, on the water, heading to little islands (if you saw, I was in McArthur Park where general McArthur landed). I went up the hill (a bunch of hills where they had to attack bunkers, Japanese-held bunkers). This 5.11 Tactile six inch Coyote boot what I had on my feet. Although I didn’t see any snakes, there’s lots of snakes there that are bad. But it was so hot, and these were absolutely fantastic. I wore them and so I thought next time I go down to Florida, Texas, I’m gonna be wearing these. These are my go-to boots now in the summer time. They’ve got this antibacterial stuff, and all sorts of bits and pieces. You can read about it online. These were super comfortable. I definitely recommend this. I’m heading back to Asia and I’m wearing these. I bought a second pair. I always like to alternate my shoes, so I’ll have these again, because they’re FANTASTIC.

5.11 Best Boots for Hot Weather 2

However, I think the only downside, when I jumped off of a boat into the salt water, I got both wet, and it didn’t take that. It took probably about four hours in the sun to dry ’em out. And it kinda pissed me off a little bit. It means that it’s not meant to go in the water. You’re gonna get wet feet if you do that. Nevertheless, for 99% of what I did, these were absolutely fantastic. The water resistance might not  be that good but, they’re so comfortable I don’t wanna add anything to them. So, if anybody has any good ideas on a boot that’s good for super hot, humid, almost desert-y jungle conditions, that has some water resistance, I’d be really interested in knowing because that’s the only downside of these boots. Other than that, 99.9% absolutely fantastic. Super super comfortable. I liked it so much that I bought a second pair. And again, this is different and nothing to do with locksmithing, but we gotta have comfortable feet. I hope you enjoyed watching this video. Subscribe to my channel. Also visit my website and you can see what online locksmith training I have for beginners, intermediate, and advanced. As well as my covert methods of entry and my non-destructive methods of entry.

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I (Terry Whin-Yates) had a fun trip to the Philippines and I visited where General MacArthur made his historic landing in Leyte Philippines.

On October 20, 1944, a few hours after his troops landed, MacArthur waded ashore onto the Philippine island of Leyte. That day, he made a radio broadcast in which he declared, “People of the Philippines, I have returned!” In January 1945, his forces invaded the main Philippine island of Luzon.

The invasion had the largest Naval battle of World War 2 and the first Kamikaze attack.

Lots of very good documentaries on the numerous battles and incredible bravery of the American and Filipino troops.

General MacArthur said “I shall return” and he did. The US Navy basically bomb the heck out of Leyte and the interesting other parts, there are better other documentaries you should see, this was the biggest naval war battle in the entire World War II. This is where the Japanese put in the last stand fight. Basically, Leyte’s in the middle of the Philippines. This cut off the southern and the northern part of the Japanese navy. They came in here in mass. There was a massive naval battle, and it’s unreal when you hear about the documentaries on this, but basically a few ships, where they were told to retreat, they actually went in, right into the middle and they fought like heck and they actually discouraged the Japanese so bad they pulled off, and then the American Navy just wiped them out. The landing here, this beach, is actually called Red Beach from all the blood that was split here. Now the reason MacArthur came here, it’s smack in the middle. He could cut off the oil to Japan, but more importantly, five kilometers from here is the airbase in Tacloban. , The airstrip that’s still here to this day and is now a modern Airport. They took them a while to get it. They actually, over a hundred thousand Japanese troops died defending, to the last it was kamikazes, and the Americans lost 15 thousand plus men taking this area, taking the airfield, and then moving their way up to Ormoc to get the deepwater port so they could invade on the way to Manila. The other interesting thing, here was one of the first kamikaze attack that actually, the very first kamikaze attack was out here in this general area in the navy there. There was twenty Japanese special planes set up with 500 pounds of TNT. They had 20 of them. They couldn’t find anybody for a long time. Finally, they did find a ship, and that was the very first of the kamikazes, so it just shows how desperate they were. But again, biggest naval battle in World War II. There’s dozens and dozens of ships, hundreds of ships around the whole area. It basically broke the back of the Japanese Navy. They had no more large aircraft carriers before this battle. This cleaned off everything else they had, every other small aircraft carrier, took out some of their biggest destroyers, cruisers, everything. And again, it was just a few ships, American ships, that basically turned the tide that could’ve been a big slaughter out here. And again, they got the airfield. The interesting thing is, this area is famous for Yolanda, which was the biggest typhoon, the biggest winds ever recorded on Earth. Basically, the Americans wanted to get off of here as quick as they could because the weather, it rains and it’s so bad they couldn’t get the air covers they wanted so they got their foothold here, and then they moved all the way up to Manila. So again, I hope you enjoy the pictures here, and again, very very famous spot. This is MacArthur Memorial Park. It’s very popular as you can see, and it’s a great park and it’s really interesting history here, and all around here. I hope you enjoyed watching this video. Subscribe to my channel. Also, visit my website, and you can see what online locksmith training I have for beginners, intermediate, and advanced, as well as my covert methods of entry and my nondestructive methods of entry

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Changing Toyota Remote Battery

This is a three-button Toyota remote. Very, very simple. Just lock, unlock and it’s got the panic button on the inside, which I didn’t see at first. This one’s for the older Toyotas. When you look at it, there’s no screws, there’s no screws anywhere on it. It’s pretty much sealed except for at the back, you can see. Not a dime would fit in that, so we use a little flat-head screwdrivers. I’m gonna use my Leatherman. But, you just can’t twist it out. You gotta slide it out because it’s got the little tabs over it. It has an extremely popular battery. The battery is a CR2032. Popular for a lot of different remotes, remote-head keys and proxes.

To put the battery in, you just gotta slide it in and that’s perfect. So we’ve done a very good weather stripping on this. So there we go. There is our Toyota remote.

Mr. Locksmith CR2032

Steps on how to change a Toyota remote battery:

• First, see if it had the ring on. If so, just take the ring off.
• Use your Leatherman or flathead screwdriver. There’s no screws. You can tell by looking at it.
• Just give it a little twist (make sure you don’t take much force).
• And make sure to do it without everything falling every which way.

There we go. That’s a nice one. Just make sure that you didn’t spill everything when you twist it. Again, we have to slide this battery out. Don’t twist and pull. We’ve got little metal tabs over the battery. Just slide it out, and it comes out nicely. The CR2032, is an extremely popular for Toyota remote battery. And, I mostly just use Energizers or Duracell batteries. I don’t like the dollar store stuff that much as I prefer the better quality. The dollar store doesn’t usually sell Duracells, or Energizers. I usually find Walmart has the cheapest, the least expensive parts. If you lose track of which way it goes because there’s no positive or negative, few tips – The little contacts always go to the opposite to the plus (or the writing). Just slide the battery back in. Slide it in nicely. And then just clip it together. On the video, it came apart a lot nicer the second time around. I hope you enjoyed watching this video. Subscribe to my channel.

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A 2001 Chev Express Passenger Van was broken into and the thieves broke the ignition but were unable to steal the Van.

Van was parked on the 1000 Block of West 59th Ave Vancouver (Oak / 59th Ave).

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The Associated Locksmiths of America (ALOA) recently published the list  for Top Ten Articles of 2016 and Mr. Locksmith is in the Top Ten!

Terry Whin-Yates from  Mr. Locksmith was giving a demonstration of opening a Sentry Safe in less than 5 seconds using a magnet it in a sock.

The “Locksmith opens $250 safe using a magnet in a sock” video went viral on YouTube and Socail Median and and in less than 5 days had One Million views.

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Top Selling Line of Sentry Safes can be Opened in 1.63 seconds!

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1- Lock Your Car

2- No gifts in plain site

3- Car Alarm

4- Parking Lights or no lights?

5- Don’t leave your keys in the car while it is running

6- Use a steering‐wheel lock

7- Have a photo copy of your insurance, registration in the car and black out your home address. Have the real copy in the truck or locked away.

8- Get a car tracker GPS

9- Don’t leave spare keys hanging on the wall at home

10- *Engrave everything, take pictures and serial numbers

I want wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Hi, I’m Terry Whin-Yates from Mr. Locksmith. I have here for you the top 10 security tips for securing your car or truck during the holiday season.

Lock Your Car: The first thing you should always do is lock your vehicle. It is amazing how many times you can walk through a parking lot, and see how many cars and trucks are unlocked.

Parking: When you’re shopping, don’t park way in the back, park with the crowd, usually the shopping parking lots are full anyways at the mall. Park where everybody else is parking,

Christmas Shopping Bags in the car: Do not put your Christmas Shopping bags where they are visable inside your car where people can see it. I’m amazed, I’m walking through the parking lot, and there’s gifts, the bags. I personally have a friend who had his engagement ring stolen out of his truck, ’cause he went there with all those loads, put the bags in his truck, everybody could see it, and he got broken into, and walked away with an expensive engagement ring. That’s an extreme case, but walk through the mall, you see everybody’s got everything out there. I even saw from a Louis Vuitton purse, a brand new one, with the price tag still on it, sitting in the passenger’s seat, I just thought, oh, they’re just dyin’ to get that stolen. Don’t put your holiday gifts where everybody can see ’em. Don’t put your holiday gifts out where everybody can see it who walks by your car. Lock it in the trunk. If you got a hatchback or whatever, cover it up, so they can’t see what’s in the back.

Parking under Lights: When it comes to parking, they always say park under the light. I don’t know, there’s nothing to show that parking under a light or parking in the dark is any better. Sometimes when you park under a light, it makes it easier for the burglar to see what’s inside, so when you’re parked in the dark part, you may feel better parking under the light, but the crooks can’t see what you got inside your car. So when they say park under a light, there’s no proof either way that that works. If anything, we think it makes it easier for the crooks to see what’s in your car and steal your car. So when you park, under a light, without a light, eh, the jury’s still out on that one.

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Steering wheel locks. I love these on a car because when you’ve got that lock on a steering wheel, the burglars, the car thieves, just walk on. I know it’s difficult to steal a new car, ’cause we have transponders and chips in the keys. So a lot of the newer vehicles you just can’t steal. However, they still try. Some of the more stupid crooks, even though you got a brand new car, they still think they can jam a screwdriver in that ignition and steal your car. You got a thousands of dollar bill because you’ve got some idiot crook trying to steal your car with a transponder chip. Put a steering wheel lock on it, they’re just gonna leave it alone. So it’s a pain to put on and off, but if you wanna really secure your car, put a steering wheel lock on the steering wheel. Either the cheap $10 ones or the $150 ones. They’re all effective as a visual deterrent for them stealing your car.

Alarm systems. I bought a brand new car, I thought it had an alarm system, we got broken into, nothing went off. So I finally, I lowered the windows, hit the alarm button, opened the door, nothing happened. I couldn’t believe it. Make sure your alarm system works before you get broken into. So just do a simple test, lock it with the windows down, reach through, open up the door, see if the alarm goes off. If your car doesn’t have an alarm, alarm systems are very, very inexpensive to add to your vehicle right now. So get an alarm system installed in your car. That little flashing light inside, that’s a good deterrent as well, they see that. I always have my installer put it so everybody can see that light flashing so they know I have an alarm system.

GPS: If you have a luxury car or classic or something you just like, these new GPS locators are great. So if they steal your car, if they use a tow truck or if they get a key and they steal your car, you can at least locate your car pretty quick. Extra keys, don’t leave extra keys in your car, or hanging on the wall at home, or hanging on the wall at the office. When a burglar breaks into your house, he sees the keys, he steals your keys, he’s got your car. Cars are simple to get into. No matter what you do, the car’s gonna be easy to open. However, if you got a key in there, they open it up, they look under the mat, they look under the visor, and there’s the spare key, they drive your car away. Don’t have spare keys in your car. I live in a city that has very, very high theft from vehicles. The crackheads, the meth heads, breaking into my car or truck, they’re usually getting the change out of the ashtray.

Insurance and Ownership Papers: One of the big problems you have as well is in your glove box, is your registration and your insurance papers. They are stealing those important papers, one, sometimes they find extra keys in your car, then they go hit your house, that happens a lot. They break into the car, there’s a set of keys, they have your registration with your home information on there, or more identification for identification theft, they take that information, they use it against you. I have a photocopy of my registration, and a photocopy of my insurance, and it’s been blacked, my personal information except for my name, my address, phone number, and other information is blacked out on that photocopy. So if they get in, get my information out of the glove box, they only got a photocopy and they don’t know where I live. Even when you get pulled over, you give the police officer your photocopies and your real driver’s license, I’ve never been asked to show the real copies, because they have the important information there. However, you should have the information in the trunk of your car or secured somewhere else that you can give them right away.

Engrave: People are forgetting some basics we used to do years ago, and it’s a good thing to do again. Engrave your VIN information on your car wherever possible. On your stereo system, on your wheels, everywhere, engrave your VIN. I know there’s secret VIN’s on a lot of the vehicles, there’s the VIN’s you can see everywhere, and there’s some secret VIN’s, however, your wheels very rarely have the VIN on it. Put your VIN, engrave it on there. It’s simple, easy to do, if you have a classic car, or an expensive car, or you put on expensive wheels, have that information on, engrave it right on there. Get a Dremel, get a Buzz Bum, get whatever, you can etch it, you can do all sorts of things. The engravers work the best, like the little vibrating engravers because even when they file it off, you can still see the numbers. Or get it stamped. You got expensive wheels, put in your vin on the wheels. When they’re stolen, and if they get, if you’re lucky enough to get recovered, you can positively identify it by the VIN. Plus when the police find bits and pieces of your car, if it’s got the VIN on it, you can at least maybe recover it or it makes them able to get a charge against the car thieves.

I hope you enjoyed the top 10 security tips for securing your car during the holiday season.

I want wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Note: If you get locked out of your car or lose your keys during the Holidays call Mr. Locksmith Automotive.

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Hi, I’m Terry, and this is my scary Halloween story.

As locksmiths we have customers we call the “Crazy Cat Ladies.” They call you up, they want their locks changed, because somebody is moving their furniture. It happens all the time. So, we just call them the crazy cat ladies. But, basically, the classic is, “Somebody’s coming into my apartment, and they’re moving furniture.”

The first time we go there, we re-key the locks, and then they give us a call next day, sometimes that night, “Somebody’s coming into my place, they’re moving my furniture.” I have run across this and they do have people doing this to other people to drive them nuts. They do come in, they do move their furniture, do whatever. Okay, so we say, “I can put a lock on there that I can’t open. So, my favorite locks is the Abloy High-Security, I love the Medeco’s, also love the Schlage Primus.

An Abloy, no known defeats except for chopping it off the door. You know, the only way to get through the new Abloy protect 2’s is drill, grind, its extremely difficult, it’s what I have on my house. It’s the best dead-bolt. They’re happy, we’re happy, nobody’s getting in. Except, they call us back, “Somebody’s getting in.” And they say, “They’re moving my furniture.” They say they gave out some of the High Security Keys and I rekey the lock.

So, I put on, I go there, I re-key it, issue her new keys. We don’t even keep the key-codes. These crazy cat ladies are so crazy, and we tell em, we don’t have the code. You get locked out, we can’t let you in. We have to drill the lock off the door. So, that goes on for a little bit, and then they say, “sombody is moving the furniture.” So, I went back to the customer, and she said, “Anything you can do?” I said, “Look, your door’s secure. Your windows are secure.” She says, “I want a second lock. I want one more high-security lock.”

It’s not as crazy it sounds. I like two dead-bolts on my house, too.
The CCL now wants a Medeco deadbolt installed as the second lock.
She now has an Abloy, and a Medeco.

The CCL is still complaining about the moving furniture. So, you know, they reach an extreme where, all of a sudden, they start calling other locksmiths, cause now they think it’s me as the problem. I’m coming in, and moving her furniture. So, that’s usually the progression of our crazy cat ladies.

Except for, this one was a little different. We did her two locks, she’s still complaining about moving furniture. It was quiet. Didn’t hear for her for about two weeks. All of a sudden, we get the family calling us, the police are there, everybody’s there. They want to check on her. She’s not answering her phone, nobody’s talking to her, she hasn’t been seen.

Family and Police call me and I go there with lots of drill-bits. Police are there. Family’s there. You know, nobody’s heard anything. Both deadbolts are locked so have to drill the Abloy and the Medeco.

So, I drill, it takes me quite awhile, I’m chewing up some drill-bits. I get through the doors, and I just crack the door, and then let the police go in. The police go in, now, I crack the door, I stand back.

Once the door is open, and the cops go in, the stench is overwhelming. She’s got the heat cranked up to, like, a hundred degrees. She’s a old lady. You know, it’s, she’s been cooking in there for, for a couple of weeks, by the smell of it. It is overwhelming. It is just terrible, the, the stench of a dead body. So, the cops go in there, they’re gagging and then the cops come out, and they are white as ghosts and all shook up.

The family goes in there and come runnin out. The cops come out behind them as well. They are freaked.

The cops tell me “You gotta see this.” In the living room, she’s in the chair, whatever. She’s died. It’s absolutely horrific. The body, the everything. And, she’s in there dead, where her chair is looking, every stick of furniture, in that house, is piled up against the wall, up to the top. And, some of it is just barely balancing. She’s a little old lady. How the heck, she didn’t have the strength to put this stuff up there. It’s all up against the wall. And, she’s just sittin there, dead for a week. Freaked me right out.

So, that’s my spooky Halloween story.

Crazy Cat Lady Halloween Story

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Randy had a fun job the other day repariing locks on a Bell Helicopter. The Helicopter has 5 locked compartments and 3 of the locks needed to be reparied or replaced. It is not everyday we get to make keys to a Helicopter and hopefully next time we will go for a ride.

Mr. Locksmith Automotive Randy Bath Repairing the locks on a Bell Helicopter.

Repairing the locks on a Bell Helicopter.

Repairing the compartment locks on a Bell Helicopter.

Repairing the locks on a Bell Helicopter.

Repairing the locks on a Bell Helicopter.

Compartment / storage lock on a Bell Helicopter.

One of the locks on a Bell Helicopter.

Repairing the locks on a Bell Helicopter.

If you need to make keys for your Helicopter, Plane, Car, Truck, RV, Motorcyle, Quad, and all your Automotive Locksmithings call Randy at Mr. Locksmith Automtive 604-265-4033.

On Wednesday, May 27, 2015, Carlos from Mr. Locksmith Coquitlam was a presenter at the Burnaby Immigrant Entrepreneur Exhibition, which is in partnership with the Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia (ISS of BC). It is a great opportunity for entrepreneurs, particularly immigrant entrepreneurs, to learn about new opportunities to gain success within the business world.

Many immigrants come into Canada and have no idea as to what they should do for work. The ISS of BC, also known as the Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia has decided to provide more insight to these individuals by hosting a meeting.

Mr. Locksmith is a franchise opportunity. Carlos Bobadilla is the owner of the franchise and specializes in being a locally owned and operated locksmith company. The company offers residential and commercial locksmith services throughout Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, and Port Moody.

At the Immigrant Entrepreneur meeting, which is being held from 6 – 8 pm at the Bonsor Community Centre in Burnaby on May 27, Mr. Locksmith will be presenting during the meeting. The meeting itself is being sponsored by the Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia and Royal Bank.

For those who attend, they will be able to learn more about what Carlos Bobadilla has to say about being a franchise owner and what it takes to own a franchise. He will talk about the specifics of Mr. Locksmith and what it can take to own a Mr. Locksmith franchise, which will allow many entrepreneurs to become business owners with a business model that has already been established and has proven to be successful.

Mr. Locksmith is a mobile locksmith company and is one of the largest groups of locksmiths throughout the Coquitlam area. They are open 24 hours and they feature a dozen trucks within the franchise, making it possible to reach more people in a faster amount of time. This allows residential and commercial customers to call about security options, keys to be made for their home or business, as well as lockout services for vehicles and locations.

If you have ever thought about being a business owner, you can stop by the booth that Mr. Locksmith has to learn more about the opportunities and ask plenty of questions. This is your chance to get all of your questions answered in person and learn what kind of success you could look forward to.

If you are already a business owner, attending the Burnaby Immigrant Entrepreneur Exhibition can be a great opportunity to network with some of the other business owners to find out more about what you can do within the area to be more successful. While it is necessary to have competition and you don’t want to give away all of your secrets, networking is an important part of being a success in today’s day and age.

The Burnaby Immigrant Entrepreneur Exhibition is free to attend and is open to anyone in the area. There is no advanced registration required. Anyone who wishes to attend can simply arrive to the Centre at 6 pm and be prepared to learn.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Mr. Locksmith Presents at Immigrant Entrepreneur Exhibition

Burnaby, BC – 18 May, 2015: The Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia (ISSofBC) and Royal Bank have co-sponsored an Immigrant Entrepreneur meeting where Carlos Bobadilla of Mr. Locksmith will talk.

The Burnaby Immigrant Entrepreneur Exhibition is being held on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 from 6 pm until 8 pm at the Bonsor Community Centre in Burnaby British Columbia. At the exhibition, it will allow immigrant entrepreneurs to listen to successful business owners share the experiences that they have had in Canada.

Throughout the exhibition, there will be business owners as well as those interested in starting their own businesses. It is an opportunity to meet and network with many businesses. Individuals can also have questions answered as it pertains to business opportunities, franchises, and more.

One of the business owners who will be speaking is Carlos Bobadilla, who is the franchisee for the Mr. Locksmith brand. Mr. Locksmith provides a franchise opportunity across the country, which provides residential and commercial locksmith services. “This has been a successful business model and anyone can be successful by purchasing a franchise because much of the work has already been done,” explains Bobadilla.

Mr. Locksmith will have a booth at the second annual exhibition, which is a chance for potential franchisees to learn more about what it would take to go into the locksmith industry. There are currently locations in Port Moody, Coquitlam, and Port Coquitlam.

The information that Mr. Locksmith will be sharing will be for the purposes of all business owners who wish to learn about locksmith services and security, as well as for people who would like to consider opening their own franchise of Mr. Locksmith. The presentation will be focused towards entrepreneurs. For those who have questions they wish to have answered, they can visit the booth that will be at the exhibition.

Carlos Bobadilla of Mr. Locksmith will be one of the many presenters being featured at the second annual exhibition on May 27. There will be several others presenting information as well to show how successful entrepreneurs can be.

Anyone has the ability to attend the exhibition, which is sponsored by the ISSofBC and Royal Bank. Attendance does not have to be registered in advance and it is open to all business owners and potential franchisees. More information can be found at http://issbc.org/.

Contact:

Bonsor Community Centre

6550 Bonsor Ave