So we cannot always assume that the business owner (especially the solo mom and pops) wants more business. Good ones are already very busy.
Y'all are in the wrong business :D
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/construction-and-extraction/electric...
Median software devs make over double that, ~$130k:
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/...
The only way to make good money in the trades is to own a business, something not everyone can do (let alone be successful at).
I guess as a plumber having enough of the type of jobs that can wait a week that you can turn away the urgent calls might be one of those feature-not-a-bug type situations.
Not every job a plumber does is an emergency situation. I used a plumber to help me setup a backyard project to set up a portable propane tankless gas water heater. I took a look at buying at the parts and pieces I would need, but they needed special tools that would only be used once if I were to buy them. Instead, I had the plumber do it for me with all of the necessary parts/pieces on the truck plus the tools to do it. It cost me less than it would have to buy everything. Now, I just need a cold water feed, and I have a portable hot/cold running system.
Not everyone works all three or wants to do more than one of these groups. There’s different levels of demand, pay, competition at each.
You can shut the entire network off, shower/poop at neighbours places or work, laundry at the local self-laundry shop and brush you teeth with a bootle of water. Inconvenient sure, but it would as much problematic to be denied electricity for a long time: lights off, fridge off, no heating, boiler off… there’s alternatives but the usual way for us is to share a long electric cord by an open window… so obligatory work-and-stay-at-home if you’re lucky to have an appropriate activity.
Get a 5 gallon bucket with lid. Put garbage bag inside. Put toilet seat from broken toilet on it.
Use it, remove refuse if needed, put lid on.
I love the design of it though, I'd never even though about diverting flow toilets, but this design is so simple and elegant.
He wouldn’t care to get these extra jobs if he’s full, so why do this to begin with. He could however hire another mechanic if he books more jobs and grow his business to one of shop owner instead of mechanic (no idea if this is his motivation or not).
It’s likely he’s not actually under the hood all day but If phone rings twice a day and it just happens to be he’s under the hood at those times, he misses the call and it’s like he’s under the hood all day. It doesn’t mean he has no capacity, it just means he’s missing some calls throughout the day.
It is not always about getting more customers.
I paid quite a lot for hauling and fixing alternator.
Same with basic house maintenance prices are through the roof.
I know it's not that simple, but my gut says theres value to at least hearing out the people taking action to call you. Especially if that's automated and low cost to you.