David Mitchell makes a very valid point in this funny video – the word “passionate” is certainly overused and misused. So why would I say that I’m passionate about locks, security and safes? Because I am!
Partly, it’s because I’m a good locksmith – people tend to like things they have a natural flair for – but it feeds back, and becomes a passion. I will spend hours learning to defeat a new lock on the market, just because it is there. I’ll fiddle with a key and a bit of wire and the lock cylinder for hours if I think there is a way to beat it, and in the case of most of the products I supply or fit, I know exactly what the limitations of them are. And that, in turn, makes me a better locksmith.