Comments on: Scams, glorious scams

by: zoesanders

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:51:45 +0000

Nice post! Scams are really out there nowadays, because of economic crisis many people engage on these activities to earn money. If you are getting short term loans, be sure to carefully study it and pass the corresponding requirements.

by: Mr. Peepers

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:41:04 +0000

I work in Manhattan, and you can't walk far without seeing a locksmith sticker right underneath the locks on most buildings, or on a phone booth. Sometimes it's layers of stickers on the doors. It's odd.

by: THS

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 06:21:47 +0000

Ahhh could this be why Drebin and Nordberg opened up a locksmith shop in the old Police Squad series?

Drebin had to break the door window to get into the shop because he couldn't get the key to work :)

by: FuzzyPlushroom

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 06:09:02 +0000

I think it's a Billy Idol.

by: peridot

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:16:04 +0000

@12: That's not an idol, that's a voodoo doll. Any sudden shooting pains recently, Dan?

by: jmbier

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:15:11 +0000

To be fair, I more meant scam devices such as "save xxx amount of fuel per year", or "puts out more energy than it puts in". Kinda the no-brainer false claims. Your idol is made of pieces of your hair, skin flakes, and held together by bodily fluid. I cannot afford the gold :(

by: Daniel Rutter

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:26:42 +0000

For what it's worth, San Francisco seems to have a pretty good case of locksmith measles too. So I presume anybody who doesn't know to check Yelp, or gets fooled by fake Yelp reviews, is going to be just as screwed as a New Yorker.

by: j

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:03:28 +0000

"Who are you? How did you get in here?"
"I'm a locksmith. And... I'm a locksmith."
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083466/

by: dazzawul

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:02:54 +0000

locksmith, prolly 100+ dollars at 3 am

half brick then a glass offcut (assuming you have those smaller windows near your door), 10 bucks max, you just have to worry about someone breaking in after you >.>

by: eofpi

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:16:14 +0000

Keeping track of the different numbers wouldn't be that hard; just stick labels on the cellphones.

As an alternative to "if you're not here in $timeperiod...", you could call 2 or 3 locksmiths and tell them all that the first one there gets the job.