The timer is probably flashing because it wants you to set the time - usually (on my oven at least) you depress and hold in two buttons on the left (2 & 3) and then set the time - any time will do - and then the oven works - I hope your timer is the same or similar to mine
In most countries strangling tradespeople is a criminal offence so probably best to take your revenge some other way.
His crime was to assume that you knew how to set the clock.
Good luck...
Peccavi
October 2009