As the weeks turned into months, I noticed that the ratio of new clients to repeat clients had begun to narrow slightly. I felt at the time that this might have been due to the heavy influx of illegal aliens into locksmithing and all the other trades. Little did I know at the time that my hypothesis barely scratched the surface of reality. While unlicensed competition is definitely a serious problem for anyone trying to do business legally, I remained confident that the quality of my work and hard -won reputation of my company would sustain me, and eventually correct any trade imbalances. I WAS WRONG!!

A year later, having redesigned my Yellow Pages ads, I was ready to get back into the swing of things–I was ready to leave the past in the past, and to get back down to business. Once the new Yellow Pages were distributed I was amazed to see several ‘locksmiths’ listed within spitting distance of my own business address. Normally, I try to avoid becoming overly-concerned with the competition, mainly because I consider myself to be the competition for everyone else. But this new development had an unfamiliar stink to it that bothered me. I started calling some of these new and unfamiliar numbers, learning in the process that dozens of these phony numbers all belonged to the same phony company, which by the way, was located somewhere in the Bronx– way up in New York City, of all places!

At first, I was able to track just 10 or 15 fake locations to a company named PricelineLocksmith, Inc., which appeared to be a company within a company within a company–a bottomless pit of fraud and deceit. Disgusted, I again contacted my Yellow Pages rep to tell her what had found. She suggested that perhaps it was the economy, or my new ad (Again? How could my talent for communication have let me down two years in a row?) She then suggested that maybe it was the size of my ad, implying that a larger ad might convince potential clients of the stability of my company (which had already been pretty darn stable for years). After wrapping my head in duct tape to prevent it from exploding, I suggested that the Yellow Pages again begin checking the licenses of their advertisers (like they had done when I had first started advertising with them,).  I was then told that it was not the responsibility of the Yellow Pages to check the licensing of their advertisers. Little by little, it became more and more difficult to do business, and it was eventually discovered that these fraudulent ads have been extended into the thousands throughout the country!

Today it appears that the practice of the illegal address listing, bait- and- switch practices, physical intimidation, online and 411 monopolization have become the norm. Indeed, a great portion of America’s major metropolitan areas have been dramatically affected. I have even heard rumors of a malpractice lawsuit involving a major telephone provider (I shudder to think of the size of such a lawsuit once the lawyers have factored in the monetary losses of the legal advertisers , as well as the losses of those poor souls unfortunate enough to have responded to all of those phony ads). It also appears that the more the investigators dig, the greater the problem appears. Literally thousands of fraudulent address listings have been discovered blanketing several major metropolitan areas by dominating the top tier of locksmith service listings in SMART pages.com, and in the Verizon Super pages.com., which makes it nearly impossible for a legitimate single- listed locksmith business to get any referral whatsoever from these venues. After much investigation, it has also been recently discovered a second company was also involved in these deceptive practices (USA Locksmith from New Jersey). Then another in Las Vegas, Nevada. And then another (are you beginning to see a pattern?).

411 monopolization comes into play at this point: as fewer and fewer people use the printed Yellow Pages for information, and, as more and more people begin to use the online Yellow Pages and 411 for information, it’s practically guaranteed that they will get either a phony ‘ USA locksmith’ or a phony ‘Priceline locksmith’, after responding to the hundreds of phony locksmith numbers they may find there.

This scam activity that these companies have generated has become so big and so twisted out of shape that it may never completely unravel. It has also been recently learned that these same companies have begun to use these same methods to infiltrate and dominate other businesses, such as carpet cleaning and possibly others. These activities will continue to have a profound impact on my life and, once these scammers have robbed society of its legitimate tradespeople, your nightmare will be just beginning.

I’ll be writing more on this topic as things unfold.

Valerie

Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don’t know something,
for it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations,
because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for each new challenge,
because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes.
They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you’re tired and weary,
because it means you’ve made a difference.

It’s easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who
are also thankful for the setbacks.

Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles,
and they can become your blessings.

Be glad, and be grateful in the knowledge that there is unimaginable splendor on the other side of the veil.

One of the nicest things about having a single-owner-operated business is that I can respond more quickly to situations which arise in the workplace, and within society in general. And so I’m announcing my intention to float a trial balloon, DISCOUNTING THE FEE FOR MY SERVICES UNTIL MAY 30th,  providing you with top-shelf work at mid-level prices.

Anyone who has had the opportunity to either read about or listen to the news these days would surely have to admit that times are pretty tough for Americans today.  Twice, this very week, I found myself faced with a client who found himself wrestling with the idea of whether to change all the locks on his new house, or to take a chance on merely changing the front door lock (which, in my opinion, would be a huge mistake). And it surely wasn’t because my prices are outrageous because, as my clientele can attest, you get a lot of bang for your buck when I come out to your house or business !

SO THIS IS WHAT I INTEND TO DO ABOUT IT ….

Beginning today (22 NOVEMBER until 5 p.m. (30 DECEMBER), I will deduct 20% from the service call fee for any and all work ordered within that time frame). There is, however, one small catch…

YOU MUST MENTION THIS OFFER WHEN MAKING YOUR APPOINTMENT (WITHOUT EXCEPTION, SO I CAN GAUGE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE REGULARLY ACCESSING THE INFO ON THIS WEBSITE). YOU DON’T NEED TO SIGN-IN, OR JUMP THROUGH ANY HOOPS WHATSOEVER!

So if you need an excellent locksmith, and if you’re looking to save money (and who isn’t?)

I’M ASKING FOR YOUR BUSINESS …

If you need a locksmith for WESTON, call me.                  (954) 382-2200
If you need a locksmith for DAVIE, call me.
If you need a locksmith for PLANTATION, call me.         (954) 382-2200
If you need a locksmith for COOPER CITY, call me.
If you need a locksmith for SUNRISE, call me.                  (954) 382-2200
If you need a locksmith for OAKLAND PARK, call me.
If you need a locksmith for CORAL SPRINGS, call me.   (954) 382-2200
If you need a locksmith for WILTON MANORS, call me.
If you need a locksmith for VICTORIA PARK, call me.     (954)382-2200
If you need a locksmith for PEMBROKE PINES, call me.
If you need a locksmith for HOLLYWOOD, call me.
If you need a locksmith for HALLANDALE, call me.         (954)382-2200

And if you need a locksmith for anyplace in Broward County that I’ve forgotten to mention,

CALL ME, and you will NEVER be disappointed…

Now get out there and have a great day!

Val

If I had a dollar for every time someone told me what a hard time they had in finding a good locksmith, I’d have enough money to wallpaper my bedroom in hundreds. I’ve had clients tell me that the first company they’d called had sent out a pair of disheveled slobs who either showed up extremely late, or who had improper tools, or who apparently had NO tools, or who had either tripled or quadrupled the original telephone quote, or whatever! What all these clients had in common was the fact that, under stress and at the worst possible time, they had decided to call God- knows- who to come out to their home or business and help them with their dilemma.

As almost everyone in the country should know by now, phony, unlicensed scammers posing as locksmiths have been running rampant throughout our society, charging customers an arm and a leg, cutting themselves extra keys to the customer’s house for later, destroying locks that were otherwise perfectly functional, threatening the more mild-mannered customers with physical harm, and vandalizing the personal property of customers who refused to pay the outrageous fees they were charged.  The litany of the scammers’ wrongdoing is a long one, and extremely profitable, to boot.

It won’t be anytime soon before we have rid society of these lowlifes. They’ve tightly wrapped their tentacles around all of the major advertising venues in the nation: online 411, Yellow Pages online, Yellow Book online, Super Pages, etc., and all of these advertising venues have shown little or no interest whatsoever in straightening out the problem. All of which leads to your problem and mine– getting what you need when you need it, and without becoming a rape victim, if possible.

You can cut through a lot of baloney by following the steps I outlined in my free report “5 Dangers in Choosing the Wrong Locksmith (and how to avoid them) listed on this website’s home page. Follow your instincts, and feel free to tell me what you think of what I believe is a very simple solution– finding a reliable, trustworthy locksmith before you need one! If you don’t feel comfortable with a woman locksmith (I’m talking about me, of course), then make as many phone calls as you need to make in order to find a locksmith who answers the phone in a courteous manner (some locksmiths have their wives or girlfriends answer the phone for them because courtesy is not one of their strengths). See if the locksmith answers your questions in a straightforward manner, with minimal side-stepping. Be like a hummingbird– if you land on a flower which leaves a bad taste in your mouth, move onto another flower. My reason for saying so is that, after you’ve sucked on a few lemons, a phone call to me will taste 10 times as sweet. Once you find the right one–   

ENTER THAT LOCKSMITH’S NAME AND PHONE NUMBER INTO YOUR CELL PHONE’S SPEED DIAL ! (As much as I hope that name and number will be mine, I’m almost as happy just knowing that you’ve taken the time to reward an actual, legitimate locksmith with your trust). Like all other tradespeople, my greatest hope is that all my potential clients will come to like what they hear from me on the phone and reward me with their patronage. But this, however, isn’t my only wish. I also wish and hope that all others in my trade who work hard to stay ahead of the criminal curve will be able to hang onto their businesses, while enduring the scourge these scammers have inflicted upon them. My hope and wish is that what is good and true will continue to be valued in our society, and that those who prey upon the innocent will get what’s coming to them in spades!!

Good luck to everyone who works hard at living a decent, honest life. And have a great day, too, ’cause I know I’m gonna…

Valerie Tannenbaum, president
A2Z Locksmith, Inc.

copyright 2008, all rights reserved

When I arrived at her home, I accompanied her to the bedroom closet where the safe has been installed. I almost lost a toe when my chin hit the floor, because staring up at me was an in-the-floor safe with its combination dial and handle completely destroyed. She had forgotten to mention that little detail. At that point I thought it would be a good idea to amend the quote immediately in order to reflect the additional work which would be required (something to which she apologetically agreed), and I went to work. As it turned out, this nice lady had inadvertently hit the jackpot without knowing it: her life savings and all of her most precious valuables had been protected from theft precisely because she had chosen the wrong safe in which to store them ! But this is merely the exception which proves the rule…

What this woman did not know was that her son (the little stinker) had known exactly what the combination to the safe was, yet he still found himself unable to open it. The simple explanation for his inability to get it open was that this woman had found so many reasons to use the safe that she had packed it to the rafters with stuff. She later admitted to me that she had to stand on the safe in order to lock it on the last time she had used it. And it was only because she had stuffed the safe like a Thanksgiving turkey that the internal bolt structure had bound up, leaving Junior unable to throw the handle. I suppose that’s what led to his decision to wipe the safe’s dial and handle out of existence.

This little episode cost Mom more money than she had planned on spending when she had rolled out of bed that morning, but it was peanuts compared to what she might have lost had her son remembered to stand on the safe when reopening it. Anyhow, all’s well that ends well.

This little story helps illustrate what is a fairly common problem in my line of work– helping people to understand what their security needs are insofar as a safe purchase is concerned. The more timid among prospective safe buyers tend to immediately balk at the price which, to a degree, is understandable. The price of a good safe, however, is miniscule in comparison to the price of walking into your home and finding your bargain-basement safe open, and EMPTY.

Before buying any kind of safe, ask yourself whether the primary function of the safe will be to protect documents only, or personal valuables, or whether it will be used for commercial applications. This will help you narrow things down a little.

If your anticipated use for the safe is for the protection of documents only, a good bet to be for you to consider a simple fire safe. These safes feature fire protection for periods ranging from 30 minutes up to more than two hours. Your choice in fire protective capacity should be based on the importance of the documents to be protected. Paper has a flashpoint of 451°, and fire safes are typically constructed in such a way that the internal temperature of the safe will remain below 350° for the time period for which the safe was rated. Obviously, the more important the paper, the more critical the fire rating.

For the protection of personal valuables, it’s very wise to consider purchasing a burglary-rated safe. My personal preference is for freestanding safes (rather than in-the-floor safes). And I prefer them for several reasons: firstly, because they don’t require that you dig a huge hole somewhere through the slab under the house (an unbelievably messy prospect that carries with it the risk of damage to the slab), and secondly, because if you decide to pick up and move somewhere else, you can take your expensive safe with you (rather than leaving it as a housewarming gift for the lucky new homeowner). My third and final reason for preferring a freestanding safe is that it holds way more stuff (eliminating the need to have your fattest family member lean on it in order to close the door). Always keep in mind that safes, like our homes, tend to accumulate 20% more stuff than they were built to hold, so try to keep this in mind when deciding on the size of the container you’ll be needing.

For those of you intending to purchase a safe for dual purposes (such as documents and personal valuables), you may consider purchasing a safe with a BF rating. These containers offer excellent burglary and fire protection, but they tend to reduce the usable interior of the safe significantly, due to the amount of fire-resistant composite needed in order to protect the safe’s contents from extreme heat.

For commercial applications one may turn to the safes we’ve previously discussed and, in addition, one might also consider under counter safes (which are typically installed under the cash register for till trimming), drop safes (in which deposits may be made through the top, front, or reverse). NOTE: I want you to know that I do not recommend the overnight storage of cash deposits in such safes, however. In such cases, it is my recommendation that one use either a TL-15 or TL- 30 high-security depository safe.

For cassettes, CDs, and diskettes I strongly recommend the use of data safes, as these are specifically engineered to protect sensitive data by keeping the internal temperature of the safe below 150°F.

Although the price of these items may leave you somewhat shell-shocked, it is nothing in comparison to the way you might feel if you had not taken such precautionary measures, only to find your cash, documents, and personal valuables either stolen or destroyed by fire. Try to look at the price of your safe in relation to the insurance deductible you have on your property — and then ask yourself if you would rather pay a pound of flesh to protect your valuables, or pay 5 pounds of flesh for an insurance deductible (a bitter pill to swallow after having lost everything, as I’m sure you’ll agree).

Anyway, I hope that this little newsletter will enable you to make a little bit more sense out of what is admittedly a difficult thing to do these days: protecting your goodies while you’ve still got ‘em. I’ll be writing much more on this commonly- misunderstood topic further on down the road, and I hope you’ll be there to read it. 

Thanks for visiting my site, and have a wonderful day. 

Valerie

copyright 2009, Valerie Tannenbaum. All rights reserved.

1. Define Your Puchasing Criteria Before You Call

Over the years I’ve received countless calls from potential clients who’ve asked me right off the bat “How much do you charge to—?”, and while I agree that price is of some importance, it is foolhardy and potentially dangerous to hire anybody just because they’ve quoted the cheapest price over the phone. Decide ahead of time whether or not you care if the locksmith you call can prove he’s licensed, or how long he’s been in business, or whether he’s done full background checks on his employees. Ask about warranties, or even guarantees (which are extremely rare). Ask if the employee they’re sending is licensed, experienced, or bonded. Ask how long he’s been with their company. Try to remember that all locksmiths are NOT created equal, and act accordingly.

2. Make Sure the Locksmith Company You’re Calling is Legal

Most people have no idea that the Yellow Pages and other advertising media make no effort whatsoever to confirm whether an advertiser has a legally obtained business license. When I first started out in business I was told that I needed to advertise in the Yellow Pages if I wanted my company to be considered as legitimate. Well, those days are long gone, friend. Today you are just as likely to reach some guy watching Judge Judy in New York City as you are to stumble upon a real, live, honest-to-God locksmith down here in South Florida! The techniques used by these companies are complicated and confusing by design, and they succeed in ripping you off by dominating the 411, the various Yellow Page- type ad companies, and internet search engines. The trick for them is to take advantage of your wish to get “something for nothing”—they quote you a very low price to come out to your home or business, ONLY TO SLAP YOU WITH MIND-BOGGLING, BOGUS FEES WHEN IT’S TIME TO PAY! There’s much you need to know about about this scandal, and you can read all about it in an article entitled “SCAMMERS DISCOVER THE LAND OF THE FREE”. Feel free to read the entire story on my website at: www.AFemaleLocksmith.com . And spread the word—the next person these predators scam might be someone you really care about!!

3. Make Sure the Locksmith Company You’re Calling is Local

It’s really all up to you to ask the person who answers the phone to tell you the company name of the ad you called (many phony out-of-state companies have multiple fake names and addresses and can’t answer this simple question, so they just answer the phone by saying the word “Locksmith” ). Ask if they’re familiar with your local area (fraudulent companies tucked away up in New Jersey can’t name the main roads leading to your home or business, or describe any key local landmarks). Ask for the listed business address of the number you called (I seem to remember once seeing MY mailing address listed on SOMEONE ELSE’S PHONY AD!) And try to keep in mind that a business isn’t necessarily illegitimate merely because they don’t rent a storefront–A2Z Locksmith (my company) is strictly mobile, and I’m as legitimate as can be!

4. Make Them Prove They Told You The Truth on The Phone

Always ask to see a copy of their business license when they arrive. If they refuse, send them away. Ask the person who shows up for the job to produce an ID card with the company name and logo printed on it (no sensible employer is going to give a company ID to someone acting as a subcontractor—that’s how they can deny any responsibility if he screws up the job, steals, or even worse, cuts himself an extra key once your plasma television catches his eye). It’s a sad thing, but it’s true—SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK WHEN YOU HAVEN’T CALLED THEM!           

5. Make Sure You Receive A Fully Itemized Sales Receipt

Always insist they provide real invoices and sales receipts (not the little receipt pads you can buy at Office Depot or Staples). If the receipts are numbered, so much the better for you—an honest company can’t afford to risk a government audit when their numbered sales receipts are either missing, or in disarray. And don’t forget you have a perfect right to have a complete record of the work performed in case you need to call the locksmith back for warranty work, OR WORSE YET, IF YOU NEED TO SUE. Don’t put yourself at risk by not doing your homework!

Summary:

It’s becoming more and more difficult these days to find a tradesperson who takes the time and trouble to work at a high level of expertise, and even more so when it comes to locksmiths. A dishonest plumber might leave you with a leaky faucet. A dishonest woodworker might leave you with squeaky flooring. But a ‘rogue’ locksmith could possibly leave you without much of anything worth having! Think it over for a second:

Even If the price you paid for a truly talented and knowledgeable locksmith were $100 greater than what you might have paid for so-so work, that may sound like a lot of money. But what if that work were so superior that it held up for 5 years or longer, the extra cost would break down to about 40 cents a week, or less than 6 cents a day. Wouldn’t you agree that the difference between real security and questionable safety is worth 6 measly cents a day? If you do, you’re smarter than an awful lot of people, and you’re exactly the type of client an honest businessperson will always appreciate the most – the sensible type!

If you’ve found this information helpful, I’ve done my job. Everyone is entitled to the best locksmith they can possibly afford, and no one ever deserves to be screwed. Call Valerie at (954) 382-2200, and you never will be! Or type www.AFemaleLocksmith.com into the address bar of your computer and see what else your locksmith never told you.

Warmly.
Valerie Tannenbaum, President
A2Z Locksmith, Inc (a female owned and operated firm)
“Because sometimes the best man for the job is a woman.”
Copyright 2007, Val Tannenbaum

SO BEWARE OF THESE UNSCRUPULOUS OPERATORS AND , IF YOU FEEL YOU’VE BEEN TAKEN BY ONE OF THEM , REPORT THEM TO ALOA.ORG .

07 7 Day Emergency 24 Hr Locksmith – Jupiter, FL – BBB Rating F (April 7, 2009)

• 1-800 LOCKSMITH – Brooklyn, NY – BBB Rating Unsatisfactory (November 4, 2008)
• 3 1/2 hr locksmith co. – Woodstock, GA – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• 24 7 Locksmith or Pro Locksmith – Orlando, FL – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• 24 A Hour A Emergency Locksmith – San Diego, CA – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• 24 Hour 101 Locksmith – Folsom, CA – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• 24 Hour 101 Locksmith – Sacramento, CA – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• 24 Hour 101 Locksmith – Temple City, CA – BBB Rating D (February 16, 2009)
• 24 Hour Always Locksmith Services – Los Angeles, CA – BBB Rating D (February 16, 2009)
• 24 Hour Emergency Locksmith – Cypress, CA – BBB Rating D (February 16, 2009)
• 24 Hour Locksmith, LLC. (A) – Las Vegas, NV – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• 24 Hour Locksmith – Falls Church, VA – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• 24 hour locksmith – Milwaukee, WI – BBB Rating F (March 25, 2009)
• 24 Hour Locksmith – Oakland, CA – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• 24 Hour Locksmith – Portland, OR – BBB Rating F (April 16, 2009)
• 24 Hour Locksmith – San Francisco, CA – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• 24 Hour Locksmith – San Francisco, CA – BBB Rating F (February 24, 2009)
• 24 Hour Locksmith – Severn, MD – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• 24 Hour Locksmith – Washington, DC – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• 24 Hours Emergency Locksmith – Henderson, NV – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• 24 HR Locksmith Inc. – Honolulu, HI – BBB Rating F (March 25, 2009)
• 24 Towing & Locksmith – Westwood, CA – BBB Rating D (February 16, 2009)
• 24/7 Locksmith, A – Las Vegas, NV – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• A & A Locksmiths – San Rafael, CA – BBB Rating F (February 24, 2009)
• A-1 ABC Door & Lock Specialist – Sarasota, FL – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• A-1 Auto Reconditioning & Locksmith – Adrian, MI – BBB Rating D- (February 16, 2009)
• A-1 Safe & Lock Co. – Columbus, GA – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• A-fast locksmith of Georgia – Atlanta, GA – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• A1 24 Hour Emergency Locksmith – San Francisco, CA – BBB Rating F (February 24, 2009)
• A1 24 Hour Locksmith – San Francisco, CA – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• A1 Emergency Locksmith – Arlington, VA – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• A 1 Competitive Lockout & Key Service – Indianapolis, IN – BBB Rating F (April 7, 2009)
• A 1 Emergency Locksmith – Washington, DC – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• A1 Emergency Locksmith Inc – Fairfax, VA – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• A1 Locksmith – Burlingame, CA – BBB Rating F (February 24, 2009)
• A 24 Hour Always Available Emergency Locksmith – Philadelphia, PA – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• A 24 Hour Emergency Locksmith – Tacoma, WA – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• A 24 Hour Locksmith – Atlanta, GA – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• A 24 Locksmith The Woodlands – Spring, TX – BBB Rating Unsatisfactory (February 16, 2009)
• A A Absolute Lock & Security – Hanover Park, IL – BBB Rating Unsatisfactory (March 25, 2009)
• AAA Locksmith a/k/a 24/7 Locksmith – Orlando, FL – BBB Rating F (February 24, 2009)
• AAA Locksmith Las Vegas Inc. – Las Vegas, NV – BBB Rating F (February 27, 2009)
• AAA LockSmith Service – Miami, FL – BBB Rating F (April 7, 2009)
• AAA Locksmith Service of Memphis – Memphis, TN – BBB Rating F (February 27, 2009)
• AAA Pop-A-Lock – Crystal River, FL – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• A Absolute Best Locksmiths – Tomball, TX – BBB Rating Unsatisfactory (February 16, 2009)
• A Advantage Safe & Lock, LLC – Houston, TX – BBB Rating Unsatisfactory (February 16, 2009)
• AA Lockserv II – Wallingford, CT – BBB Rating F (March 10, 2009)
• AA Security Inc – Schaumburg, IL – BBB Rating Unsatisfactory (March 25, 2009)
• ABAC Safe & Lock – Houston, TX – BBB Rating Unsatisfactory (February 16, 2009)
• ABC Lock & Glass, Inc. – Sparks, NV – BBB Rating D- (April 16, 2009)
• ABC Lock & Key – Warner Robins, GA – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• Abe’s Locksmiths – Pleasanton, CA – BBB Rating F (February 24, 2009)
• A Bonded Locksmiths Of Arizona LLC – Sedona, AZ – BBB Rating D- (February 16, 2009)
• Accurate Locksmith Service – Wilmington, DE – BBB Rating D- (February 16, 2009)
• Ace Lock & Key – Nashville, TN – BBB Rating F (February 27, 2009)
• ACE LOCK & KEY SERVICE INC – Independence, MO – BBB Rating F (February 27, 2009)
• Ace Lock and Key – Nashville, TN – BBB Rating F (February 27, 2009)
• Ace Locksmith – Encinitas, CA – BBB Rating F (February 27, 2009)
• AC Locksmith – Ellicott City, MD – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• A Kwik Key Locksmith – Sugar Land, TX – BBB Rating Unsatisfactory (February 16, 2009)
• Alief Memorial Locksmith, Inc – Houston, TX – BBB Rating Unsatisfactory (February 16, 2009)
• All American Locksmith – Hercules, CA – BBB Rating F (February 24, 2009)
• A Locks & Locksmith 1 A 1 24 Hours – Woodland, CA – BBB Rating F (February 24, 2009)
• A Locksmith – Pittsburgh, PA – BBB Rating Unsatisfactory (February 27, 2009)
• A Locksmith – The Colony, TX – BBB Rating F (February 27, 2009)
• A Locksmiths – Omaha, NE – BBB Rating Unsatisfactory (February 27, 2009)
• Always Available Locksmith – Garden Grove, CA – BBB Rating D (February 27, 2009)
• America’s Locksmith, Inc. – Hayward, CA – BBB Rating F (February 24, 2009)
• AM PM Locksmith – Livermore, CA – BBB Rating F (February 24, 2009)
• A Plus Lock & Safe – Sarasota, FL – BBB Rating D- (February 16, 2009)
• A Re-Key Locksmith – Portland, OR – BBB Rating F (April 16, 2009)
• Armor Locksmith and Security Solutions – San Francisco, CA – BBB Rating F (February 24, 2009)
• Arrow Locksmith Service, Inc. – Oak Park, IL – BBB Rating Unsatisfactory (February 27, 2009)
• A Team Locksmith, Inc. – Atlanta, GA – BBB Rating D- (March 10, 2009)
• A Team Locksmith – Atlanta, GA – BBB Rating D- (March 10, 2009)
• Atlanta Lock & Key – Marietta, GA – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• Atlanta Solution Locksmith – Norcross, GA – BBB Rating D+ (April 7, 2009)
• A to Z Locksmith – Jacksonville, FL – BBB Rating F (February 27, 2009)
• Basad, Inc – Englewood, CO – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• BMY Locksmith – Somerville, MA – BBB Rating F (February 27, 2009)
• Chida Key & Locks – Fremont, CA – BBB Rating F (February 24, 2009)
• Coast Lock + Safe – Santa Cruz, CA – BBB Rating D (February 24, 2009)
• Daves Lock & Safe – Adrian, MI – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• Davis Locksmiths – North York, ON – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• DC Discount Locksmith / AAA Locksmith and Hardware – Fairfax, VA – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• Dependable Locks, Inc – Clearwater, FL – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• Dependable Locks Inc. – Brookfield, WI – BBB Rating Unsatisfactory (March 25, 2009)
• Dependable Locksith – Portland, OR – BBB Rating F (April 16, 2009)
• Dependable Locksmith – Bronx, NY – BBB Rating Unsatisfactory (November 4, 2008)
• Dependable Locksmith – Colorado Springs, CO – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• Dependable Locksmith – Kent, WA – BBB Rating F (November 4, 2008)
• Dependable Locksmith – Orlando, FL – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• Dependable Locksmith – Seattle, WA – BBB Rating F (November 4, 2008)
• Desert Locksmiths – Reno, NV – BBB Rating F (April 16, 2009)
• Emergency Locksmith – El Sobrante, CA – BBB Rating F (February 24, 2009)
• Flat Rate Locksmiths – Beltsville, MD – BBB Rating F (February 16, 2009)
• Golden Key Locksmiths, LLC – Waukesha, WI – BBB Rating F (March 25, 2009)
• Houston Locksmith 24/7 – Houston, TX – BBB Rating Unsatisfactory (February 16, 2009)
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OK guys. This is tough love time. I can’t put it any other way, things are getting really serious. While we have been distracted with goings-on in the Middle East those in the present administration are wrecking havoc on our domestic fossil fuels and will stop at nothing to cripple our whole energy system. And we know this has been the plan all along.

Make no mistake. It’s all. About. Control.

I am talking about Sunstein, Obama, EPA, Steven Chu (Dept of Energy), Ken Salazar, Soros, Brasil, BOEMRE, Working Families Party, the whole nine yards. Did I leave anyone out?

There is so much going on here, so as not to take up too much space I am going to bullet the more urgent and important items and the others will be in the scribd. document below.

People are going to have to start paying attention and this has to get to the right people who can legislate, go to court, enforce contempt of court rulings, etc. or we’ll be living in caves with no wood, no matches. Only solar panels where there is no sun and windmills where there is no wind.

And to Doc Hastings Chair of House Natural Resources: let me be perfectly CLEAR, I’m sure you are competent and a very nice man, but writing letters to Obama’s minions, doing op-eds in The Hill and issuing press releases is NOT going to get this fixed. Even if Obama does read these letters, which I highly doubt, I am sure he immediately tosses them in the huge trash can next to his desk which also contains wadded up copies of the Constitution. We are losing thousands of jobs. We are losing coal mines, natural gas and oil wells and exploration. Millions upon millions of dollars in revenue and taxes which should be keeping us energy independent from the Middle East especially now when things are so uncertain are going down the tubes.

I am not normally an alarmist, but what I am seeing is truly alarming. A four-alarm fire with no fire hydrant in sight. Gonna lay it all out:

•EPA pulls permit for Arch Coal mine in WVA citing “Clean Water Act” abuse. Aleady in use. WVA is second in coal production in the country.

•Troubled Massey Energy is bought by Alpha Natural Resources. George Soros had 59,800 shares in Massey. No wonder Arch Coal lost the bid. Soros is now the proud owner of MOST of WVA coal mines.

•Chevron, who has been embroiled in a lawsuit in Ecuador for 18 years, and was a couple days ago ordered by an Ecuadoran court to fork over $8.6 billion announced it is exiting the coal business. Chevron on twit says “no connection.” But I ain’t so sure.

•Shell, who was the sole grantee of a permit for oil exploration in the Beaufort Sea after Dept. of Interior announced it’s moratorium was slapped down by the EPA who pulled their air permits. Shell has apparently decided it ain’t worth the hassle to fight the EPA and is pulling the plug on offshore drilling in Alaska.

•Interior Dept. in civil contempt of court for failure to lift Gulf drill moratorium.

•Obama in PA a couple weeks ago touting solar panels and wind while standing on 750 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in the Marcellus Shale.

•Hey, Mr. Obama. Bet ya already knew this, but I’m gonna tell these folks here: where does the metallurgy come from to build those solar panels? You guessed it: China, which has a monopoly.

•With the assistance of ACORN/Bertha Lewis-spawned Working Families Party and actor Mark Ruffalo, NY Gov. Paterson bans natural gas horizontal hydrofracking.

•PA puts Ruffalo on terror watch list for promoting ultra-lib/inflammatory/anti-natural gas hydrofracking film “Gasland.” The film shows a young kid from PA tooling around PA and the country attempting to set tap water on fire, and blaming it on natural gas. FYI this film is up for an Academy Award. Unfortunately NOT in the fiction category, so let’s keep this one quiet and hope it doesn’t win otherwise the libs will be out buying it like hotcakes and causing more troubles.

•At least 50 Texas coal and NG plants go down in cold weather and they have to buy electricity from Mexico. Did EPA orchestrate this with their new regs? Pat Dollard says “yea” but I can’t confirm this as yet. But mighty suspicious…

•Obama loans Brasilian mega-oil company Petrobras $2 billion when they have tons of revenue and we have plenty of areas here for drilling. Coincidentally, Soros a couple days before dumps 22 million shares of common stock and buys 5.8 million preferred. FYI Common stock has voting rights but the preferred is paying in excess of a 10% dividend.

I am going to stop here and continue with the scribd. doc below. For those who have read the above, the below document begins on page 3, No. 12.

And for all those who think that wood and timber are not on the table, think again. I met a colleague at CPAC from California who told me they have “rolling blackouts” on wood burning fireplaces and 65 “chimney police” who patrol looking for smoke out of chimneys.

Everything is on the table except for coal, wood, oil, and natural gas.

I hope I have overwhelmed and filled your brains which is what the Obama administration wishes: to deflect, to disorient and to distract.

FYI you can find the members of the House Natural Resources Committee here which I suggest everyone contact pronto.

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The long-term strategy I perceive is even more ominous
civil_truth Wednesday, February 16th at 1:37AM EST (link)
It will make the GM and Chrysler take-overs actions look like chicken feed. And it only gets worse from there.

But if you want a model, just look at Chavez and Venezuela. And don’t forget that Brazil has a self-avowed Communist as its new President.

Lots of dots to connect, but the emerging picture is frightening.

And Rightly So!
Now posting also at GM’s Place

Yes, Roussef is an avowed Marxist..
ladyimpactohio Wednesday, February 16th at 1:48AM EST (link)
Correa in Ecuador is a Chavez-wannabe and is not far from it. Sad thing is most of the people in Brasil like her. They don’t know what they’ve gotten themselves into. It will be like the ’60s down there again.

We the people tell government what to do, it does not tell us.–Ronald Reagan in his farewell speech

GC highly recos this comprehesive report on Obama’s assault on the poor and middle class and
Mike gamecock DeVine Wednesday, February 16th at 10:16AM EST (link)
well, the whole of America. Energy is prosperity. It is what makes the modern world possible. Obama would rather be king over a medieval existence for his subjects.

I can’t beleive that We the People have allowed the ObamaDems to steal our right to use our own resources for so long, ie since 1978.

The USSR and al Qaeda would have paid Dems to do this.

Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com, Charlotte Observer and The Minority Report columns
“One man with courage makes a majority.” – Andrew Jackson

Mike…… Re your last sentence.
Kenny Solomon Wednesday, February 16th at 1:41PM EST (link)
What makes you think they didn’t ?

But it wouldn’t be Al Qaeda, it would be The Muslim Brotherhood.

I’d also add China into the mix, especially when it comes to the rare-earth stuff.

Kenny Solomon
South Florida

Patriot Guard Riders
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yes, the Dems do raise money from Hamas supporters! – nt
Mike gamecock DeVine Wednesday, February 16th at 1:45PM EST (link)

Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com, Charlotte Observer and The Minority Report columns
“One man with courage makes a majority.” – Andrew Jackson

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen seems to have a backbone
katesmith Wednesday, February 16th at 3:02AM EST (link)
Under a “pioneering agreement with the UN,” “Ecuador pledges no oil drilling in Amazon reserve,” 8/3/10. As you suggest, this is a big topic. The UN and the Hungarian are usually around in these situations. One lady, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), ranking member on the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, is my hope for addressing the problem with the UN. I believe most of our problems would be over if we got out of the UN.

This is very important, LIO
pilgrim Wednesday, February 16th at 10:39AM EST (link)
The assault upon energy producing in the US is breath taking in terms of the number of lawsuits filed to impede and the variety of different types of products threatened. One additional area being attacked is the Bakke shale region of North Dakota and Montana. The envirowackos are protesting that the fracking processes are contaminating drinking water. We need to stay informed on the efforts to kill energy production in the US. We need to rein in an out of control EPA.

http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/193066/

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Lady I.O. – have no idea if this means anything.
bobmontgomery Wednesday, February 16th at 1:58PM EST (link)
..but I read a report from FT on Drudge the other day that GE was buying heavily into oil well equipment, frankly paying premium prices to buy up submersible pump business. Frankly, I didn’t even know GE had anything to do with oil, but, that report just struck me, what with the Obama -Immelt connection.

If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
George Washington

Bob, that’s one of those ‘nothing to see here’ deals.
Kenny Solomon Wednesday, February 16th at 2:02PM EST (link)
Fershtay ?

Icksnay on the illing-dray.

And excuse the pun, but it goes ‘deeper’ than just submersible pumps.

It’s who’s using ‘em, which union they belong to (if any) and much much more.

Kenny Solomon
South Florida

Patriot Guard Riders
Standing for those who stood for us.

http://www.PatriotGuard.org

whoever’s texting Obama is making Darth Cheney…
bobmontgomery Wednesday, February 16th at 3:05PM EST (link)
look like a rank amateur.

If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
George Washington

Bob: I read a blog on this GE stuff. Article in Washington Examiner claimed..
ladyimpactohio Wednesday, February 16th at 3:26PM EST (link)
GE got an exemption for a power plant in CA which was to be using turbines manufactured by GE.

http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/02/obama-issues-global-warming-rules-january-gives-ge-exemption-febr

GE had a hissy fit and denies.

“In fact, GE received no exemption and had nothing to do with the waiver being issued. The EPA provided the waiver to the project developer. GE is not building the plant and did not advocate for the waiver.

GE’s connection to the project is that it submitted a bid for turbines. While GE would welcome the opportunity to provide our high-efficiency, advanced turbine technology for the proposed project, we have not been asked to provide any equipment to date.”

http://www.gereports.com/setting-the-record-straight-epa-waiver/

As far as the submersible pumps, you are correct. GE is buying the well support division of John Wood PLC for $2.8B.

http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_17379486

Wood’s HQ is in Scotland. What do ya know. Bet none of those pumps end up being used in the US. GE said it is going to buy UK company Wellstream, “which has a strong presence in Brasil” namely Petrobras and Soros in the mix.

We the people tell government what to do, it does not tell us.–Ronald Reagan in his farewell speech

Barrasso (R-Wy) has just sponsored S 228..
ladyimpactohio Wednesday, February 16th at 3:55PM EST (link)
“Defending America’s Affordable Energy and Jobs Act.”

Looks like the intention is to dump the EPA. I thought all bills had to start in the House?

FYI WY is the number 1 coal producer in the country.

We the people tell government what to do, it does not tell us.–Ronald Reagan in his farewell speech

Just got off the phone w/Dan Simmons of the Institute for Energy Research..
ladyimpactohio Wednesday, February 16th at 4:44PM EST (link)
He says we have 1 trillion barrels of shale oil in CO, UT & WY but Obama won’t issue any permits til, you guessed it, after the 2012 election.

He read this diary, and told me what I already knew: “Carol, your diary doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface of what is going on.”

We the people tell government what to do, it does not tell us.–Ronald Reagan in his farewell speech

LIO, checked in on the Federal Register lately?
lineholder Wednesday, February 16th at 10:21PM EST (link)
Lots and lots of EPA notices going down. Oh, and NOAA is ramping up on the fishing industry too.

I know about the fishing stuff somewhat..
ladyimpactohio Wednesday, February 16th at 11:30PM EST (link)
That’s Obama’s plan: to overload and distract. “Watch what this hand is doing, not the other one.”

And I’m afraid to look at the register.

We the people tell government what to do, it does not tell us.–Ronald Reagan in his farewell speech

L.I.O., almost none of this is Obama himself.
Kenny Solomon Thursday, February 17th at 12:16AM EST (link)
It’s Sunstein. The Nudge Czar.

Administrator For The Office Of Information And Regulatory Affairs.

His title still sends chills down my spine, because it’s right out of Nazi Germany.

Want to stop a large majority of what’s going on ?

Get your contacts to start de-funding procedures against Sunstein’s office……and then move on to criminal and Constitutional violation investigations and trials. Take each and every single person in his damnable agency, plus the rest of The Czars and throw them out on the street.

Kenny Solomon
South Florida

Patriot Guard Riders
Standing for those who stood for us.

http://www.PatriotGuard.org

I suspect anyone Obama chooses would suck though – nt
Mike gamecock DeVine Thursday, February 17th at 12:45AM EST (link)

Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com, Charlotte Observer and The Minority Report columns
“One man with courage makes a majority.” – Andrew Jackson

Sunstein was hand-picked for what he’s doing.
Kenny Solomon Thursday, February 17th at 12:57AM EST (link)
It took decades for him to master the ‘nudge’.

But real soon, the ‘nudges’ will make way for shoves.

It’s fitting the pattern for a Totalitarian takeover.

Kenny Solomon
South Florida

Patriot Guard Riders
Standing for those who stood for us.

http://www.PatriotGuard.org

Yes, I am very familiar with Cass, as Hugh Hewitt used
Mike gamecock DeVine Thursday, February 17th at 9:14AM EST (link)
to have him on his radio show all the time as a liberal foil.

Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com, Charlotte Observer and The Minority Report columns
“One man with courage makes a majority.” – Andrew Jackson

LIO, I have to check it for
lineholder Thursday, February 17th at 12:50AM EST (link)
health information updates. Part of the territory.

But I’ve picked up on other things, such as those mentioned above…oh, and the homeless grants coming up in March.

kowalski, don’t see how 800+ acres in backwoods TN
lineholder Thursday, February 17th at 12:53AM EST (link)
is going to be of much help to the homeless, but it is on the list as potential property to be used. Same as the 230,000+ square ft building in SC. Lot of property on those lists.

Something about it doesn’t sit right, but I can’t pinpoint why.

Detention camps? -nt-
ladyimpactohio Thursday, February 17th at 1:17AM EST (link)

We the people tell government what to do, it does not tell us.–Ronald Reagan in his farewell speech

Not sure, several ideas, nothing solid to go on…yet [nt]
lineholder Thursday, February 17th at 1:22AM EST (link)

Is Obama a communist?
mitomke Thursday, February 17th at 8:21AM EST (link)
Obama has turned NASA into a global warming institute and shut down future space flights. He has enabled the EPA to regulate the emission of CO2 as a pollutant. He has appointed Biotech reps to key positions in the USDA and FDA. He has made loans to foreign nations that compete with our corporations. Coal mines are now being sold to China and India. We will no longer own our resources they are being sold off to foreign countries. Obama is Freemason and a member of the Council of Foreign relations. He has pledged allegiance to a foreign power, the UN. Obama has betrayed the American people and he is the commander of the Armed forces. We are in deep deep trouble.

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