Fellow Ukers with fear of break-ins (as in robbery)

Hey Guys and Gals!

Now I realize this certain post may not be appropriate for an ukulele website. Reason? Ukuleles and those who play it are the wonderful people in the world and they make the "bestest" of good humored and good natured people. They are the most optimistic people that I've ever met and just incredible!

However the rest of the world is not as nice nor as wonderful as we ukulele players. So I'm writing this thread due to the recent increase in crime as a result of the economy's unsettle activities.

Now you may be asking yourself "why would a burglar take my ukulele?" Well, a good burglar, at least one that knows what he's doing, will take anything and everything. Ukulele, guitar, laptops, clothing... etc. If you've seen the show "It takes a theif" on Discovery Channel, you know what I'm talking about. It depicts a professional thief breaking into various houses, using various methods, and showing the damage that can be done in short periods of time. So... I don't want that to happen to me... to happen my friends, my family, or any of my fellow ukers.

So I'm picking on the single thing we believe that will protect us from a burglar: the lock. I'm talking about the deadbolt, and the handle lock that you have on your front door and back door. You might think it's an impenetrable device that is only thwarted by skilled lock pickers. Think again. If you've ever heard of a bump key, you know that locks are easy to pick with a bump key. Where do you get a bump key? Here's the thing, you can make it yourself[/URL].
Worse yet, you can buy on ebay!
Here's how a bump key works.
I'm not trying to scare you or anything. But I would hate to hear from a fellow uker that their house was broken into because someone used a bump key, which as you can see, is easy to make, get, and use!
"But I have a Schlage lock"; doesn't matter. If you have a lock that isn't electronic, a bump key will work.

So the solution? Kwikset SmarkKey Locks. Relatively inexpensive considering you will be protecting everything inside your house. Of course, someone can always break a window or kick down your door... but hey, if there is a will, there is a way.

Kwikset Smartkey locks are not bump-able. They operate differently from the conventional locks. Relatively inexpensive, they're nice to have and you'll know no one is going to break into your house using a bump key. Another great quality, you can keep the key that you already use. These SmartKey locks can be re-keyed to your own key that you use now. This convenience makes getting a smartkey lock a no-brainer.

So how do I know about these locks? Well, I work at Lowe's! I work in the hardware dept, where I'm in charge of rekeying locks and learning how locks work. I've heard from a bunch of customers that have had locks being broken into using a bump key. Immediately, I thought of my house and ukulele. I would hate to come home from school or work to see that my ukulele or laptop or house was broken into. I'm not saying go to lowes an buy it. I'm not saying buy these locks at all! IT's just uhh, for your own benefit and more power to you. Knowledge=power, and now you know about smartkey locks, and how bump keys are made and how they work.

as NBC stated, "The more you know"