Anthony O'Donnell Services

Anthony comes off as a nice affable person. But I do not believe his interests are at all related to mine.
I called him last year when my furnace stopped working. After a few hours of cleaning and oiling the blower motor I paid him several hundred dollars.
Two days later the furnace did not work again and this time he said he had to replace the blower for another six hundred dollars.
My furnace stopped working again this week and he told me I need a new furnace for $8,000.00. I said I don't have $8,000.00 right now, so what will it take to fix it?
He said a new inducer was required and he would have to order it and the cost would be $880.00 installed. Then he said I have to pay half now. I asked if he takes credit cards. The answer was no. So I said, 'Okay, so I write you a check for $440.00?' 'No, it is $550.00, he said, 'That does not include $190.00 for today.' 'What?, I said, 'That's $1,100.00. Sounds kind of expensive to me.' He explained that I was paying for his time in the vehicle from his house to my house.
I paid him $190.00 and called someone else.
The 'other' company charged me a total of $550.00 for the job and simply emailed me an invoice which I paid online 30 minutes after I got it.
Note that the part that was installed cost $150.00 new on e-bay. I expect that someone wants to make money on the parts. I don't have big problem with that. But if you are charging me $1,100.00 to install a $150.00 part then I think you don't have my interests in mind. Rather, I think you are trying to take advantage of me.
Don't call this guy unless you want to pay double what others will charge you.