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It seems that when you need a home repair urgently you can be at the mercy of unscrupulous operators who will fleece you — badly.

I have had to call emergency plumbers in the middle of the night because a heating pipe developed a leak and threatened to damage my home very severely. I found an emergency plumber in the Yellow Pages. He appeared, fixed the leak within a few minutes, and charged several hundred dollars for his trouble. I have had an similar experience with an after-hour locksmith, and another with an unscrupulous firm that fixed my garage door opener.

I am looking to get together with other homeowners to find solutions to this problem. One idea would be to arrange a service similar to the AAA emergency road service.

Any ideas ?