Actually, I admire electricians and plumbers. Very useful trades.
As do I. They often do very hard work and very long hours. They charge a lot, but when you need one, it's worth it...
I did have a run-in once with a client who decided after the fact that my company was billing too high an hourly rate for a computer networking job. He actually stated to me, "$100 an hour!?! I only pay my plumber $75 an hour!" My response was simple: "The next time you have a problem with your network, call you plumber."
Mark