Sun Jun 24, 2012 1:02 am
Just another Noob
Hey there, I'm new to Keypicking, and the lockpicking scene in general. Figured I'd introduce my self before taking to the rest of the forums.
I'm James, though online most people know me as 'Tel', either is fine. I'm 22 and live in south Florida. I've always been in to solving puzzles and taking things apart, both physically and mentally picturing things in their disassembled state. A friend of mine I met gaming online has been picking locks since he was in high school and said that it seemed like the next logical step for someone like me. Especially since lockpicking provides an added piece to the puzzle : You typically don't see what you're doing. So, after some (very brief) research, I bought a set of Southord picks (PXS-05) which came with the 'Easy Pickings' booklet. I also checked out the LSI Guide to Lockpicking as well. As of the last few weeks, I've had little free time to practice, and have had maybe all of an hour all together so far, but plan on spending some more dedicated time when things get a bit less hectic around here.
Outside of lockpicking, my hobies are gaming and reading. I'm a huge fan of A Song of Ice and Fire (and the HBO adaptation of it as well). I'm highly anticipating Dawnguard (the DLC for Skyrim) which comes out in a few days. When I was in school, one of my teachers gave us a new puzzle at the start of each week, and gave extra credit to the first 4 people to solve it. I basically passed that class off of extra credit ;P Apart from gaming and books, I like to write; fabricate random things (Such as the several docking stations, stands, and cases for my phone and tablet); cook (my biggest goal in life is to open my own restaurant); and I love animals.
I think my main focus when joining these forums was to learn and meet those who can not only teach but learn with me as well. Online resources are great, but if I could find someone locally that would be able to spare the time to tutor me or at least guide me along learning, that would be great. I've done some (very minor) google searches looking for groups in my area and only can seem to find few in Florida in general; and those seem to be in northern Florida (Like, I believe it was Toool that has a chapter in Jacksonville, but not Miami or Ft. Lauderdale). So any points in the right direction would be cool.
I'm James, though online most people know me as 'Tel', either is fine. I'm 22 and live in south Florida. I've always been in to solving puzzles and taking things apart, both physically and mentally picturing things in their disassembled state. A friend of mine I met gaming online has been picking locks since he was in high school and said that it seemed like the next logical step for someone like me. Especially since lockpicking provides an added piece to the puzzle : You typically don't see what you're doing. So, after some (very brief) research, I bought a set of Southord picks (PXS-05) which came with the 'Easy Pickings' booklet. I also checked out the LSI Guide to Lockpicking as well. As of the last few weeks, I've had little free time to practice, and have had maybe all of an hour all together so far, but plan on spending some more dedicated time when things get a bit less hectic around here.
Outside of lockpicking, my hobies are gaming and reading. I'm a huge fan of A Song of Ice and Fire (and the HBO adaptation of it as well). I'm highly anticipating Dawnguard (the DLC for Skyrim) which comes out in a few days. When I was in school, one of my teachers gave us a new puzzle at the start of each week, and gave extra credit to the first 4 people to solve it. I basically passed that class off of extra credit ;P Apart from gaming and books, I like to write; fabricate random things (Such as the several docking stations, stands, and cases for my phone and tablet); cook (my biggest goal in life is to open my own restaurant); and I love animals.
I think my main focus when joining these forums was to learn and meet those who can not only teach but learn with me as well. Online resources are great, but if I could find someone locally that would be able to spare the time to tutor me or at least guide me along learning, that would be great. I've done some (very minor) google searches looking for groups in my area and only can seem to find few in Florida in general; and those seem to be in northern Florida (Like, I believe it was Toool that has a chapter in Jacksonville, but not Miami or Ft. Lauderdale). So any points in the right direction would be cool.
