Have you ever thought what our lives would be like without locks? Locks protect our homes and our belongings, locks keep us safe, and locks provide and deny access to just about anything we need and use in life. We operate locks with keys, whether they are standard keys or, increasingly, electronic keys and access devices. We pretty much take locks for granted until, that is, a lock fails or we somehow lock ourselves out. That's where locksmiths come in. They are whom you call when you suddenly find yourself locked out. It's a nasty, frustrating feeling, and it usually happens when we least expect it. You need to get in, but there is no key, the key is broken, or the lock is broken. It doesn't really matter what's at fault. You need help and you need it fast. In this article I will give you some advice on how to deal with such situations.

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First of all, be prepared and take charge or your keys. I find it interesting that most people have some sort of roadside assistance service, a listing of their credit cards and other vital information, and all sorts of other emergency contingency plans, but few keep track of their keys. How many of us have keys on our key rings and in other places that we have no clue what they are for? And how many of us do not have backups for important keys? And who hasn't been guilty of doing something potentially harmful like hiding a key under a doormat or potted plant? Fact is, most people have an amazingly casual attitude towards keys and as a result, keys get lost and we get locked out. Which means that most of us eventually need a locksmith.