Larry Locksmith wrote:

On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 06:59:37 -0800, xcb wrote:


Hello all,

Please excuse this if it's spam; I've been lurking for a few weeks and
it doesn't seem terribly inappropriate to the group. If it is, I'm
sorry!

At any rate, I've just returned from yet another teaching experience
overseas, and I've come to the decision to stop the living-abroad thing
which I've been engrossed in since 1997. I've had a long-standing
fascination with the locksmithing trade, and I'm hoping to make a go of
it.

If anyone is looking to take on the burden of an apprentice, I can
offer the following:
1) I'm a fairly quick learner. For whatever it may be worth (which,
I've come to believe, is very little) I've got BAs and MAs, and a
proven track record of being able to absorb and regurgitate
information. I can even, sometimes, implement this information in
reality.
2) I've had a semi-commercial leather hobby/business for a number of
years, and I'd like to think I have the ability to pay decent attention
to detail.
3) I'm work-horse sized and able and willing to lift heavy things.
4) I speak a little bit of Korean, Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese.
Not enough to fully interact with Korean, Mexican, Chinese or
Vietnamese customers, but enough to make them think that I'm able to
fully interact with them and/or to ask them where the restroom is.
Whether or not this is an asset is unclear.

What I expect:
1) Long hours.
2) Low pay.
3) A binding no-compete contract/clause/prenup.

I'm currently in St. Louis, but I'm able and willing to relocate
anywhere, anytime. (I once moved to Taiwan on three days notice.) I'm
financially secure enough to weather the first months and won't be
asking to sleep on anyone's couch.

If anyone is looking for someone to help and/or complicate their
efficiently running business for a while, I'm ready. Please e-mail me
at stloutom at gmail dot com and we can continue the conversation.

Thanks,
Tom



Tom, you show all the signs of a classic underachiever with a touch of
narcissistic behavior and low self esteem thrown in for good measure.

Why the hell would you want to be a locksmith?

You are obviously far to well educated to waste your time in a seedy
profession that is dying like locksmithing.
BTW there is no such thing as an efficiently run
locksmithing business. You will always be behind the
8-ball, having to constantly purchase new tools, gizmos and
jigs to work on the ever changing locks.

The only people in the locksmithing business that are
making the real money are the wholeslaers who are selling
all this crap to locksmiths.
At highly marked up prices BTW.

Become a plumber, you'll never be out of work and make more
money than you will know what to do with.

Just my advice.













Hi,
Man is only happy doing what he likes best. I learned it LONG time ago.
Who know? he may invent some fancy lock and become rich as well.
I am a retired EE but I was a hands on type not desk bound. I enjoyed my
career 110%. Keeps you happy and healthy.

"Tony Hwang" trolled in message
---snip the troll---

get a clue tony,
before you run your clueless mouth and try to talk about
something
you obviously know nothing about...

no real need to reply tony
ploink

--
"Key"