Of course it’s possible to pick up flying, but I think most pilots that live local in domicile and are on reserve probably want to fly the least amount possible for reserve guarantee pay. If I was within short call range of a base I’d want to avoid flying as much as possible, get my 73 hours of pay and chill vs flying my butt off all
month in the hopes of breaking guarantee.

If you’re a commuter than yes it’s nice to be able to pick up flying so you can have an idea of what your work stretch is going to be vs worrying about the random short calls and field standby.