Trade and service vehicles would of course have incentive to work at off peak hours and establish satellite offices. Maybe we don't need to exempt them after all.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

work at off peak hours

Fuck right off. Also, tradies don't work at an office, you do understand that right?

[–] orcrist@lemm.ee -4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You are one sad individual, aren't you. Oh well. I guess it's how you were raised.

I thought this would have been incredibly obvious, but apparently not, so let me spell it out in detail. Let's suppose you're a plumber working in the New York City area, and someone on the other side of town asks you to come fix their pipes. If the highway to get there is very expensive, you're going to charge them more, so they're going to look for a plumber that is located closer to their location. Or, if you work for a large company that has one hub for the greater New York City area, your company might invest in several smaller hubs, so that they can be more local. Does that make sense? Can you imagine it? Is it too difficult for you to conceive of?

And I'm not saying that you should like such a system, or that such a system is better or worse than what's currently in place, but it's one possible result of making certain roads more expensive to use.

As for off peak hours, nobody said that all trade jobs should be done in the middle of the night, but if you can't imagine several that could, and many that often could, then you have an issue with your brain.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

You clearly have no idea how most trades work, so let me clue you in.

First, most trades get the materels they need directly from a wholesaler, not from an office or depot. Why have stock on hand when your guys can just buy what they need directly?

Second, most trades don't start and finish the day at a depot or office, they drive from home directly to site. I've gone over a month without visiting the office before.

Third, a plumbing company will typically have multiple plumbers, and will try and limit the driving they do anyway, because they pay by the hour.

Finally, why are you talking about New York City? Why not use a local example?