Republic Lock & Key Service

Just before they went out of business they tried billing us for an old project from 4 years ago that they forgot about. Our books are long closed on that and we flied that invoice in the circular file holder. If they couldn’t do proper billing while they were still in business, then it is pretty understandable why they failed as a business. I’m never happy to see a business fail, but sometimes it is obvious why they do.

Locked Out in the San Pedro or South Bay… Call Gilbert!
Have I mentioned I love San Pedro…
Republic Lock and has save my assets without the ets several times. Gilbert
rocks! I waited for a few hours just so he could get me straightened out
himself. I found out I had a lock on my den door when the wind blew it shut.
Who puts a lock on their den door? I guess it was that way when I bought my
home ten years ago. When I have needed his services he has always been there
right away.
Gilbert has been out several times to my place, everything from locking myself
out of my own home to locking myself out of my home. The again there were the
several times in addition to locking myself out of my house that I actually
locked myself out of my house. Well, you get the idea. I must say to my
defense the circumstances are generally very different. For example, sometimes
it is in the middle of the night, and sometimes it is mid-​day. There is one
occasion it was dark and raining.
Just an observation, but unless you have really ever stood outside your own
home, staring blankly at a front door which has granted you entrance up until
then, defiantly, stoically confronting you with an attitude like «Dude…you
ain’t getting past without the key,» it may be hard to relate. «But I live
here.» Nothing… Then you try every key several times, check under the mat, dig
up the garden looking for a spar, and then wonder if any of your neighbors have
a chain saw.
I have trained in the martial arts all my life, so a jump back spinning kick
perfectly timed would do the trick, and it would also help play out a long
running fantasy I have had. Realty set in, and I begin to wonder what the
mental consequences would be if I actually failed a breaking down the door, or
worse, I was rushed to Little Company of Mary with my knee stuck in my hip
joint. So not worth it… So I called Republic. It sucks when the locksmith
recognizes your voice: Hey Jon front door again. Then there is the time spent
sitting in your car, «with nothing much to do», looking at the outside of your
home, reflecting how a little key should weigh so heavy in your day. You call
you best friends who always ask you…“Don’t you have another key hidden
somewhere?” Or the best «Why did you do that… of How did you manage that?»
Why can’t they say…“let me bring you over some coffee and a blanket.“
Anyway, Gilbert from Republic arrives before my thoughts take over. He know
just the right thing to say to make me not feel like a total idiot. In all
reality Republic lock and key had helped me a number of times and can just about
get me in-​and out-​of anything I manage to get myself into. Everybody is cool
there: great service and the San Pedro compassion that I thrive on. Thanks
Gilbert.