It's understandable. It's all time and expense. There can come a point where it just isn't worth doing anymore. Maybe look around and see what other income streams you could develop ?
For me: I'm stockpiling right now. It's summer and my time is at a premium. There are a million and one things that need to be done before the first snowfall. Making the 50 mile run to the scrapyard isn't very high up on my list of priorities. Neither is breaking things down.
Still ... i'm mindful of what's coming. Winter isn't very far off. I want to make sure that i've laid in enough work to keep me occupied for the season. There's the simple pleasure of being able to hole up in the shop & tend the wood stove on a cold winter day. It's nice break same old same old that comes with the winter doldrums. That little bit of extra money helps during the lean season when there isn't as much coming in. Maybe pays a utility bill or something else ?
I have to wonder about the scrap yards. Low prices can't be good for them either.Scrap is a volume business. They will start losing volume if scrappers get discouraged and move on to some other line of work. They could temporarily make it up by increasing their margins but that's only a short term fix. It's not sustainable over the long run.They will either have to downsize -or- shut down operations altogether ?
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