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Wealthy Hamptonites are furious there arenât enough people to do everything for them https://t.co/2zzL0OHU4q
â Raw Story (@RawStory) July 8, 2021
The neighborhood app Nextdoor is filled with people begging for gardeners and house cleaners.
âI canât seem to find a person to cut my lawnâŚ. I had someone for years, but I think he is too busy with estate job,â one post said.
Another issue, the article explained, is that the Town of East Hampton now restricts gas or diesel-powered leaf blowers. No more than two blowers can be used at a time for properties smaller than one acre.
âFor the one East Hampton resident, the absolute worst has happened,â wrote Vanity Fair.
âI had to buy a lawnmower and cut my own lawn. I wanted flowers planted behind the pool. The landscaper didnât show up. I had to do it myself,â this person whined. âMy brother just showed me how to use the thing that trims the weeds. Yesterday, I finally did that. I had to take my $800 sneakers off first, but it was actually satisfying.â
That moment when reality dawns that getting rid of the âillegalsâ would not magically mean that âreal âMuricansâ would agree to work for slave wages.