this is a great monday morning review. first, let me set the scene for you:
it's Sunday night. I've spent literally the entire day nursing a hangover wtih frozen pizza and S&C dvds. finally, around 8 p.m., after the sun goes down i take my dog for her evening stroll.
fresh out the shower, and because it's dark, i rock a ridiculous PJs outfit of super short, bright orange shorts and a tank top in crayola crayon red. i look like a damn popsicle or something. ... anyway, i return to find that in my hang over cloud i've by habit flipped the bottom lock as i walked out. for the record, i have never, ever locked my self out, lost my keys and in my 10 years of driving locked keys in a car one time. eff. i reapeat, eff.
no wallet, no cell phone, no keys (car keys to drive to a safe house) and no makeup.... and with a dog. did i say EFF! ?
so, i bite the bullet and walk up to the ampm on kyrene and elliot, 65-pound pit in tow who happens to pretty much hate strange men, particularly when they're on bikes. you know the exact kind of people who frequent am pms on a sunday night.
without the aid of a cell phone contacts list i came to realize i know about three numbers by heart. and one of them is my BBF's parents' number from 12 years ago. long story short i get a phone book and call every locksmith with 24 hour service in the valley.
A Professional Locks was the ONLY one who wanted less than $80, and estimated he could be there in about 30 minutes instead of the requisite hour everyone else needed to rescue a frustrated girl and her dog ( est. was $55 - a steal really considering every other locksmith considered this a 24-hour emergency type service given the day/time)
so i walked back and sure enough, he was there in the alloted time and even though he couldn't pick the lock because the door knob was so old and jacked, causing him to take the knob off and rekey it, he didn't charge more. now that's service. in fact, dozer even lunged and jumped on him all snarling (she's not a biter, just an intimidater) he didn't even freak out or get pissed. now that's class.
yes, they are licensed and bonded, too. i don't know why his price was so much cheaper, but i am stoked. five stars!