The Locksmith Radio Show

On this segment of The Locksmith Show, Ryan Ford of Andrew's Lock and Key kicked things off. Charley of Locksmith Charley was running just a little behind and Andrew of Andrews Lock and Key was on vacation. Ryan did an excellent job on getting the show started. He talked about still learning the locksmith industry and a couple different lockouts that he did. He talked about the Kwikset SmartKey lock system and how they claim to be pick proof, but explains how there really isn't any non-destructive ways to gain access to the house. Unfortunately he ended up having to drill the SmartKey lock on the screen door and then picked the front door open to let the customer get into the house. The customer was unhappy that Ryan didn't have the ability to replace the exact lock he had after he opened the door but these are just common problems that locksmiths have to approach with customers who may be disgruntled or just not fully understanding the issue.

Locksmith Charley arrives after fighting his way through the highways to get to downtown Phoenix. He talked about his week briefly and the locksmiths talk about the cleanliness of the trucks they drive. Andrew calls in from South Dakota to joins the locksmiths for the show. Andrew also mentions that any listener can meet Charley or Ryan after the show to get a free house or office key or non-transponder key made for free.

Andrew and Ryan talk about Google and how the scammers are taking advantage of Google Maps and Google Local products and flooding cities with fake locksmith listings. Ryan shared a story of finding one of these fake locksmith listings on the Google Local and going down to find that the pictures that exist on the Google Local did not exist on the actual building, no signage, no suite, even the marquee was fake.

The locksmiths also spoke with Rob Painter, the forensic locksmith. He talked about more court cases of people being investigated and explained the insurance investigation process in detail.