yesterday evening, whilst baby sitting my friends baby at my house, i broke a wine glass in the kitchen.
i asked my fiance to put the dogs in the storage room/ their bedroom and i will take care of the baby if he helps me tidy the glass up.
after everything was cleared up we realiesed that the key had broken off and now the dogs were locked in the storage room. we called directory assisstance and they connected us through to a lock smith. we gave him our address etc. he said he'd be there in an hour or so.
then my dog got more and more distressed and so i called directory service again and asked them to connect my through again.
by this time the baby was cranky and crying and my dog howling in distress. i spoke to the locksmith and he asked for my address again so i gave it to him.
within half an hour a locksmith was at the door and finally helped us to get our dog out. we left the flat to drop off the baby at our friend's house.
to be continued...
2007-09-09 16:10:24 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
continuation...
so then in the car i get a call saying the locksmith is here and if i could let him in. i was very confused and said his collegue or some one else had come already. i told him i was terribly sorry but there must have been some misunderstanding as i don't know which number i called as i was connected to the number via directory service.
he went absolutely nuts at me. swearing and cursing and telling him i was taking him for a fool. i tried to stay very calm and said once again i am sorry for causing and inconvinince. then he said he would make a police report if i didn't pay him for petrol and the money he would have made from the job. which would be maybe $100. which i don't think i should pay. maybe his petrol fee if anything. but now he wants to take me to court etc.
does he really have a case? a bit nervous.
thanks!
2007-09-09 16:15:36 · update #1
Well, to be fair to him, he was despatched to your house to help you and noone called to cancel the job, so I would suggest that out of goodwill, you give him a little something. You don't have to give him $100 cuz he did nothing with the lock, but to have to drive all the way there to be told to go home is also not nice. And since he knows where you live, it's best that this ends amicably for all parties. You would like to sleep well too, I'm sure.
2007-09-10 00:57:35 · answer #1 · answered by Sandy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He knows where you live, and he is a locksmith.
Pay him.
It was YOUR fault. He'll win in court.
2007-09-15 18:33:42 · answer #2 · answered by Let me steer you 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋