Hello, everyone.

This is Enta.

We managed to complete the emergency sprayed mortar job in three days.

Every now and then, I get requests like this lol

In situations like this, I imagine the general contractor would call various companies—large, medium, and small—with whom they have a business relationship to ask for their cooperation.

I mean, it might sound a little weird to say “a place like ours,” but if we’re getting calls, it must be pretty serious, lol.

The reason is, even though I give off the impression that I’m keeping up with this blog and socializing with people (or do I?), I actually have almost no social connections at all, lol.

For example, you might think there are cases where we’re on good terms with a certain slope construction company, but that’s almost never the case.

There are really only a handful of people I'm really close with, lol.

That means this unknown general contractor must have been turned down so many times that they end up calling us when they’re in a bind. (It’s not that anyone dislikes them or anything.)

Otherwise, I think it’s pretty rare for someone to make it all the way to our house.

That’s exactly why I want to be there for them and help out even more at times like that.

Of course, I'll still take my usual payment, lol.

In particular, when it comes to sudden on-site incidents like this, it’s often the case that government officials order work to stop and instruct us to apply mortar.

When they’re told something like, “Work stops until the wind blows,” the general contractor is left in a bind, isn’t it?

I, too, remember being incredibly grateful to the construction crew that came to help me when I ran into a similar problem a long time ago.

For us on the construction crew, our ability to respond quickly in an emergency also affects how much we contribute to the general contractor. (And the general contractor has to do the same for the government, right?)

If a service provider is just expensive or just cheap, customers will eventually get tired of them.

It’s important to offer added value beyond just that. That’s what matters in times of crisis.

I believe this is necessary to ensure that we, as subcontractors, and the general contractor remain on an equal footing.

It just doesn't feel right to only wag your tail when things are going well, does it?

I think the general contractor is putting this together as a company by recruiting subcontractors, but when they turn us down, I can’t help but wonder, “What’s up with them?” (whisper)

See you later.