High Tech PaH!

[Paul]

Was in town and came across a policeman trying to enter a car which the lady had got her self locked out of.
He had some sophisticated forced entry tool kit for cars.
Loads of wiggly bits of metal, springy leads, etc. (Nice case). No slim Jim though. He wasn't making a lot of progress (typical wooden top).
Then I realised the urgency, baby in car.
I offered to help and the now sweaty red faced officer said why not as he was thinking of smashing a window.

I carry a simple 1m piece of plastic box strapping in my EDC. That and my trusty plastic comb (don't leave home without one) got the tape through the door seal, round the door stud, and pop, we were in.

Ummm that's when it all went wrong.
20 questions from the plod about what else was in my EDC.
Now a really good tip for you all.
I have a simple laminated card with an inventory of what I carry.

Well not everything as there is a 3" lock knife in the bottom in a hidden compartment because we all know it's illegal to carry a lock knife.

It's not that I carry a lot BUT show a plod something that looks official or store bought and he's usually happy.
Thus was the case, all happy, off I trundled on my trusty scooter.

So, I looked up the toolkit he was carrying when I got home.
Found something close to it in bumpkeys.com. £99.00
Wow. £99. You can imagine, seeing as though it looked official kit issued to the plods, it probably cost twice that for them to buy.

Moral of the story, (K)eep (I)t (S)tupidly (S)imple and beware of the sweaty red faced wooden top.