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Thumbs Up for
Righteousness
Greg, I salute you for your story
on “Righteousness,” (June 1996
Mango’s Message) and for your taste
in authors, no doubt your also a
“Chicken Soup” fan. It took several eye
wipes to get through “The Story Of
Ping,” but it did ring true. I am also
passing a copy along to my wife and
her friend as they too are instrumental
in teaching Sunday schoolers.
I also applaud you for allowing
yourself to be transparent. All to
often we feel we have to protect
ourselves in how others view us
rather than letting them see us for
who we are. We get so wrapped up in
business competition and associations,
and feeling that we have to put on airs,
that we forget why we are here; “To
help others,” and honestly and really,
“To do the best we can.”
Now what do you have for stories
about Common Sense??? Art Shobb
Florida
Trade Secrets
Regarding trade secrets, not all
locksmiths are as “secretive” as we
would hope. A local locksmith in
Perrysburg, Ohio just this week told
a reporter (to be printed in the local
newspaper) that to prevent a lockout
of your car, tape a key on the back of
the license plate. I am sure all
potential car thieves appreciated this
service information, so they will
know just where to look for
someone’s “hidden key” to their car.
Can anyone say “Duh”? Astraes
E-Mail
Legislation Blues
I do not see why everyone is
praising the Illinois License law.
They pressed the State to pass it,
which they did, but did not see it to
it’s end. Since the associations and
the campaigns stopped, the state
tagged this new law into the Private
Detective, Private Alarm, Private
Security Act of 1993. Instead of
making a new law with its own fees,
they are using fees already in force.
I am not against the law, we need
it. What I am against is the lack of
responsibility these northern
associations have as far as trying to
get a law passed without making it
illegal to sell picks, by-pass tools, and
books over-the-counter to anyone
and everyone who has the money. At
a local gun show I could have bought
Majestic lock pick sets and pick guns,
also a very good copy of HPC’s Basic
Picking. “Fortunately” the person
selling these items is from the state of
Missouri and did not have any
business cards. There were several
people selling stunguns also, which
are illegal to carry in Illinois, but that
is a different story.
As for The National Locksmith
magazine, what can I say, it is the
best one I have seen. Mr. Mango is a
great addition and the new look is
terrific!!! Rodger Long
Illinois
P.S. About Mango’s Message in the
May issue. I carry two sets of keys
with me now that the same thing
happened to me.
No! No! No! Not This Time
I’ve lost count the number of
times I’ve read one of Greg Mango’s
editorials (and I’ve read every
Mango’s Message since the first one
published in Reed’s Security
Reporter) and thought: “This is
really great! I’m going to let Greg
know how impressed I am.” Well,
you know how it is... Meant well...
Intended to as soon as I finished...
Whatever. But, as I said, “Not this
time!” Your story about Ping, (June
1996 Mango’s Message) in my opinion,
is exactly what we need to be
reminded of from time to time. Your
commentary at the end of the
piece
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AUGUST 1996
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