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Help & advice for your home security Don’t you find it strange that there are loads of Christmas pop songs – I’m looking at you, Slade, Wizzard, Mariah etc – but not any Easter songs? Not that I can think of off the top of my head anyway. Maybe I’m mistaken, and the Blue song, All Rise, was about the…
Have we all caught up with Happy Valley then? That third series became quite the sensation, and the exploits of the no-nonsense Sergeant Catherine Cawood taking on the dastardly Tommy Lee Royce made dark Sunday nights interesting for a few weeks at the beginning of the year. And kept the Monday fear at bay for at least an hour. Utilising…
Top rated business in Rotherham We’ve recently been recognised as one of the top 3 locksmiths in the Rotherham area, receiving the 2023 Certificate of Excellence from Three Best Rated. This prestigious award is a testament to the exceptional quality of service that has been recognised by our customers and expert reviewers from Three Best Rated. For those unfamiliar with Three Best…
The importance of finding a trusted locksmith I don’t want to start 2023 off on a negative foot, but I’ve recently been thinking about minor irritations. You know, those things that make you tut and go “oh shucks”. For instance, jumping out of an aeroplane and then realising you’re forgotten your parachute. That would really stick in your craw. Or…
My annual Christmas home security blog! In the words of the great Bing Crosby, It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. He’d certainly be convinced of that this recent week with the frosted ground and smatterings of snow we’ve been having. Another way he’d be able to tell that the day is getting near is because it’s time for…
The football World Cup and your home security It’s that time again. Dig out the Panini sticker album, make your excuses for working from home for the next month, and get the drinks and snacks ordered in. Yes, the World Cup is almost here, and whilst the enthusiasm is rather muted by the fact it’s being held slap bang in…
Wow, Hallowe’en comes round earlier each year! Maybe it just feels like that because we seem to be living in a perpetual horror movie in some ways. The country’s a scary enough place at the moment without us putting on frightening masks and spooky costumes. After all if we want to see terrifying clowns, all we really have to do…
I’ll level with you, it’s tricky coming up with a whimsical, light-hearted start to the blog this month. What with the cost-of-living crisis (more of that later), continued war in Ukraine, and being in a national period of mourning following the sad passing of Queen Elizabeth II, it almost seems inappropriate to be writing this blog at all, let alone…
Why you should consider changing your locks Hello there. I’m speaking to you today, asking for your vote in the contest to be UK’s next prime minister. So I’ll be promising you the world, whilst then doing a series of U-turns after securing your vote..oh hang on, wrong script. Oh god, does this mean Liz Truss is about to give…
In these times it can be hard to know who to trust Whether it’s the government, the banks, the multinational corporations or that mate who says they’re only going to borrow your hedge trimmer for a week and will then give it back, honest, (I’ve not forgotten that, Dave!) deciding who to put our trust in is fraught with difficulty.…
Welcome to the Platinum Jubilee special of this blog Yep, I’m totally jumping on the bandwagon, waving the imaginary Union Jacks, and maybe even having a glass of wine or two to celebrate Liz’s 70 years at the helm. And not just because of the extra bank holiday, but also…well, mainly it’s about the extra bank holiday. But how is…
In my downtime this week I’ve been watching the final series of Ozark which has just dropped (as I believe the kids say) on Netflix. No spoilers from me, obviously, but the last couple of seasons of this gripping drama have included a storyline about the FBI infiltrating the leadership of a drug cartel in order to try and achieve…
Steps you can take to stop your house being targeted by a burglar The year’s fair zipping by now, and Easter’s round the corner – a holiday that gets locksmiths a bit angsty to be honest. Yes, there might be a day off or two, a bit of extra chocolate, and a decent film on the telly, but on the…
My customers are moving house… Well it’s a rum old time at the moment. My thoughts are with all those touched by conflict right now, and whilst all of us have to cope with our own anxieties about the situation, especially regarding further escalation, it’s also true that life goes on. World-changing events may be occurring overseas, but that doesn’t…
Phew. We can finally wave goodbye to January, officially the longest month on record. After which, February tends to fair zip by. It’ll be March before we know it, with brighter weather, more time outside, and contemplating the lawn, knowing we’ll soon be out of excuses to finally mow it. The garden is what I’m concentrating on today. Not in…
Well then, Happy New Year to you! These New Years seem to come round quicker and quicker, don’t they. Although I’ve done the sums and apparently they don’t – it’s still 12 months between each one. I’m a little bit circumspect about joining in with the chorus of “This year can’t be as bad as last one” because we seem…
Christmas greetings from a Rotherham locksmith I’ve been hearing disturbing news lately about a predicted spate of break-ins this month. They’re a bit different from usual as it seems the culprit isn’t actually stealing anything, but merely getting a vicarious thrill at being in the houses of strangers, rifling through their hosiery. I don’t want to cause alarm but thought…
How to keep your vehicle safe So I was listening to the radio in my van the other day and Cars by Gary Numan was playing. You know the one – “Here in my car, I feel safest of all, I can lock all my doors, It’s the only way to live in cars.” And I thought to myself I’m…
All the signs are there: Strictly is on the TV, the sound of heating systems being clicked on echo throughout the land, and curtains are being shut before the six o clock news has finished. Soon it’ll be Halloween, Christmas adverts and wondering if there’s enough gas and electricity to cook the turkey this year. Although we may be at…
What we teach our kids about home security I believe it was that great philosopher Kim Wilde who said “We’re the kids in America, woah oh, we’re the kids in America, woah oh, Everybody live for the music go round.” Which really makes you think. Although not for long. Anyway, I was listening to Kim on Radio 2 (where all…
Places for a locksmith go on holiday What with Covid and lockdowns, it’s not really been much of a time for touring the world. To some of us that won’t have made much of a difference whilst for others it will have felt like quite the restriction. There has been the advantage in that less thought has had to be…
Why use a local, independent Rotherham locksmith? In amongst all the football and tennis and the like, I was revisiting a classic British film on TV the other day – Local Hero. This 1983 film directed by Bill Forsyth is one of the most charming of the 1980s, with fine performances by the likes of Burt Lancaster, Peter Capaldi and…
Need to keep a spare set of keys somewhere? Finally, summer seems to finally be on the horizon. I may have given the impression previously that summer was on its way back in April, but recent weeks seemed to do their best to disprove that, so I may have been off by a good few weeks. However, everyone makes mistakes.…
Locksmiths… or rather those who claim to be! With all the news around recently, I’ve been thinking about the subject of honesty. Don’t worry, I’m not about to start talking about £800 rolls of wallpaper, flat refurbishments or who paid for what and when. I’m not even talking about the dishonesty of those who try and break into people’s houses…
It’s been a long wait for a bit of normality… Right, well it’s nearly Easter and hopefully the slight relaxing of lockdown means we can enjoy it a bit more than we might have otherwise done. We’re still in a long process, and who knows what the rules are now – I think we’re allowed to swim outside as long…
The repair of uPVC doors and windows Think of a locksmith and what image comes to mind? A hunky chap, obviously, perhaps carrying around a huge metal ring of keys jangling away, and often being called in by the police to work “unofficially” at solving the cases that they just can’t crack. Well, that was the show I pitched to…
The evolution of locks and locksmiths over the years We’re a month into this third lockdown, and looks like we’ll be that way until at least March. This means even more dreaded home-schooling of our kids and that got me thinking about how I could unleash my inner Joe Wicks. Don’t worry – that’s not an unpleasant euphemism, and nor…
Home security new year resolutions Well, that’s 2020 done and dusted and I think we can all agree what a fabulous year that was. What’s that? Oh yes, apart from that. And the other. And that too. Okay, it could have been better, all in all. I don’t want to jinx 2021 by saying it’ll be better, especially as the…
Seasons Greetings to you all! It’ll be a strange old Christmas this year, with the continued restrictions and all the rest of the shenanigans that 2020 has brought us. However, we can genuinely have hope that a normality may not be too far off with the news about the vaccine, and that the lockdown has got things back under control…
Previous owners of a house used their keys to let themselves in Well, it looks like November won’t go exactly as planned, with the second lockdown now underway. Although not unexpected, it’ll mean another few weeks of weirdness for a fair number of us. As with the first lockdown, I’ll still carry on working as usual, and hey, at least…
Burglars return to the scene of their crimes When I was a kid, many years ago, my grandad used to assure me that lightning never struck the same place twice. I explained to him time and time again that this was a myth, perpetuated by double-strike deniers, and that tall buildings are often hit multiple times within a matter of…
Locksmiths that are local to you Nowadays when people are looking for a locksmith and need one quickly they will turn to a search engine such as Google for help, expecting to see listings from locksmiths that are local to them. Unfortunately it’s getting hard to find genuine local locksmiths online as alongside their results are hundreds of listings from national call…
Expecting thefts from houses to increase in coming months Wouldn’t you know it, we’ve made it to August already. Usually at this time of year I’d be trying to focus your minds (not in a Paul McKenna way) on keeping your house secure whilst you enjoy your summer holiday. However, as we all know, these are not usual times, and…
When your door key snaps in half… Well hello there again. Are we still all okay? We have now passed the twelfth week of lockdown, and it seems it’s beginning to lift, albeit very gradually. I sincerely hope you are all staying well and will continue to do so, as we all look forward to getting out a little bit…
Locksmiths in Rotherham count as frontline workers Hello there, how are you? And yes, I do mean it. It’s a question people tend to ask all the time as a greeting with no great interest in the response, but I’m finding recently that it has taken on a new meaning given the circumstances in which we are living. So I…
Focus on the threat from COVID-19 I trust you’re all keeping as well as possible out there and doing all you can to stay safe. It’s a strange time, and no mistake, isn’t it? One minute we’re all talking about Brexit, Liverpool and Love Island (well, some of us) and the next it’s all immediately pushed aside as everything focuses…
Films that contain keys, locks and safes Let’s face it, the weather has been pretty awful for the last month or two with the biting cold wind, rain, storms Ciara and Dennis, Jorge and who knows what next, all of which has left fence manufacturers rubbing their hands together with glee at the damage wreaked across the country. As it’s…
The recent history of uPVC windows After the 76 weeks of January, it seems as if February may finally be in view. If you look closely, that is. And those 2 sentences contain not-so-subtle clues to the subject of today’s blog. Notably the phrases “in view” and “look closely”. Where can you look closely at a view? Why, through a…
As we say farewell to 2019 and welcome in 2020 it’s worth taking a second to calmly reflect on the passing of time. Before shrieking “TWENTY TWENTY!? How the blazes did we get here? It was only 1987 a few minutes ago… make it stop. MAKE IT STOP, no, don’t lock me up again…” and then escaping into the woods,…
A locksmiths guide to door handles Right, it’s not long until Christmas, and I’ll let you into a secret. Sometimes I try to compose blogs that are relevant to the time of year – you may remember I’ve done specific Christmas blogs the last few years, and sometimes I already have a subject in mind, and just try to crowbar…
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