I realized as I was leaving work that I had left my keys at home, so I grabbed a locksmith's number from the yellow pages before I left. Sure enough, when I got home the door was locked. So, I called the number. The guy picks up on the first ring and says "yeah, I'm working on another job right now, I'll be there in about 45 minutes or so." So, I sit on the front step to wait for him, and lean against the front door and it falls open. The knob was locked, but hadn't fully latched. So, I call the guy back immediately. He doesn't answer, so I leave a message saying "Hey, I don't need you after all, but thanks." I call him 3 more times over the next hour or so, trying to get in touch with him, and leaving a message every time. Finally, he shows up at my door about an hour and a half after I'd called. I meet him outside and say "Hey, didn't you get my messages? I don't need a key made after all." He looks at his phone and says "Yep, looks like I missed your calls. But, I still drove out here, so that will be $40." And I was like, "But, but, but... I called you THREE TIMES to tell you not to! And you didn't even make me a key!" And he says "Tough shit, I didn't get your calls and now I'm here and you have to pay." And starts getting really close to me and being all threatening. So, of course I got my checkbook out and paid him the 40 bucks just to get him away from me, then went in the house and had a cry. I felt like it was a little scam of his to not answer calls when it is the same number that he just received a call from, because that would probably be people calling to cancel orders, and if he just shows up anyway he can bully them out of $40 without doing any actual work. He definitely answered quick enough the first time I called.

Was I an asshole? Or was he?

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Either way, isn't it kind of assy to hand them a few bucks and be like "HA HA THIS IS ENOUGH FOR YOU LOL GET LOST"?

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