When it is a quick job or Defence Housing have told us that whichever trade we need as an emergency (Was the plumber recently) was booked out for a few days I don't offer because I know they have another job to get to. Generally I prefer to leave the tradies to it, but they are most welcome to ask for a drink if they need one. When our removallists were here a couple of weeks ago one asked if I was going to maccas for lunch and when I said yes, asked if I would pick up his luncch while I was there, which wasn't a problem.

However I do like to think of the fact that the tradies are not costing me anything, they are costing the government though, and we all know we would rather tax was going to some other things rather than the tradies at my house having a 15 minute break at the end of an hour and a half job.