Did he give you a receipt? If not, at least when you paid by cheque you have some proof that you paid. I don't like paying cash for some services as it is good to have a paper trail so to speak. That must have been a dreadful experience. Losing your keys is a ghastly experience in itself, but not being able to get into your home late at night and being on your own having to find a 24 hour locksmith must have been dreadful. You handled it well and certainly at that hour your safety comes first, paying up when you didand the way that you did gets you into your home whereby you are safer and can sort the rest later. Well done.
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