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TomC · 12-15-2011, 04:40 PM

... charged to come out and look at installing a gas log. outrageous quote -i had the gas company come do it for 1/3 the price. i also got the "while i am here, want me to look at anything else" pitch. i had a drippy single-knob shower valve and i asked him to look at it since i hadn't gotten around to dismantling the thing myself. He quoted $500 to repair - i fixed it with a $6 o-ring kit... no lie.

"run away" is my response as well. actually "run away FAST" is more like it!

12-15-2011, 04:40 PM	#11
TomC Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Lakes Region Posts: 548 Thanks: 9 Thanked 29 Times in 20 Posts	same story ... charged to come out and look at installing a gas log. outrageous quote -i had the gas company come do it for 1/3 the price. i also got the "while i am here, want me to look at anything else" pitch. i had a drippy single-knob shower valve and i asked him to look at it since i hadn't gotten around to dismantling the thing myself. He quoted $500 to repair - i fixed it with a $6 o-ring kit... no lie. "run away" is my response as well. actually "run away FAST" is more like it!