Random question but is this actually a painful problem or not really?
like for construction / field ops / maintenance / logistics type businesses
does weather genuinely screw up planning that often?
not just “annoying” but like real money lost, teams wasted, jobs delayed, clients pissed, etc
and if yes, how do people usually deal with it right now?
just check normal weather apps and pray? spreadsheets? experience?
just trying to understand if this is a real problem or if i’m making it bigger in my head
does weather actually mess up operations enough for people to pay to avoid it?
byu/Dispelda_ inEntrepreneur
Posted by Dispelda_
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Yes? I do logistics related stuff up in Canada and weather absolutely grinds things to a halt from time to time. Trucks and planes don’t run, delays across the board, events occasionally cancelled as people stay indoors
I used to work in construction.
You check the weather apps, but you also know that Mother Nature will do whatever the f she wants. So you still wake up in the morning, look outside your window, and decide whether it’s a work day or not (well, the boss decides, you wait for the call / call yourself, unless it’s obviously pouring).
What’s your idea that would be more effective / accurate than a weather app? It’s not like you can relocate a jobsite to part of town that doesn’t get rain today, or reroute a truck hundreds of kilometers to avoid a few hours of delay in a snowstorm.