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In reply to the discussion: My Latin gardener has "disappeared." [View all]
lastlib
(28,212 posts)51. "repuglikan"? n/t
(or, more correctly, "DAMN repuglikan".... I know it's two words, but they could be joined together....)
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Could be that some of us can't afford gardeners, or maids, or butlers, or "staff" and it may be hard
Wonder Why
Feb 2025
#12
I feel sorry for everyone, particularly migrants. But reread the original post. What was expressed and what wasn't
Wonder Why
Feb 2025
#25
Why would the writer have put the last name in the story? Or any identifying information?
pnwmom
Feb 2025
#97
How about 78 and 80 for the two of us? Since we knew 20+ years ago that this would be our
Wonder Why
Feb 2025
#27
I know many people that don't have much money but hire people to do certain things for them
JI7
Feb 2025
#58
In my 70s, still doing all yard and tree work myself, twice the neighbor's yardman has come over to help me.
quaint
Feb 2025
#68
Could it be that some people are too selfish to sympathize with the hard working gardener the story described? nt
pnwmom
Feb 2025
#96
Oh good. A brandy-new poster is here to tell us it's "fertilizer" when we report that our Latino neighbors
Scrivener7
Feb 2025
#41
which is what, exactly? I don't know what that green eyerolly face means in context
LymphocyteLover
Feb 2025
#31
I don't know the immigration status of our gardener but he did not show up last Friday. I attributed it to the rain the
beaglelover
Feb 2025
#11
Why are you repeatedly insinuating the OP is lying? Do you disbelieve this is happening?
Scrivener7
Feb 2025
#45
Jesus. That's lame. I have personal reports from friends working in schools of dozens of kids who are no longer
Scrivener7
Feb 2025
#74
I guess you don't know where he lives? Possible way of contacting him or someone who knows him.
LeftInTX
Feb 2025
#14
The poster said his contact phone doesn't answer and has a full mailbox message.
Scrivener7
Feb 2025
#16
I don't think MAGA farmers are very happy, "Living is easy with eyes closed" n/t
AntiFascist
Feb 2025
#85
The housekeepers and gardeners don't live behind the gates -- ICE can pick them up anywhere
Hekate
Feb 2025
#54
Thank you for sharing a real life story of the impact of TSF and President Musk's actions on real people just trying to
MLAA
Feb 2025
#46
Keep in mind that White Trumpers voted for this because "immigrants r takin r jobz! Waahhh!"
DSandra
Feb 2025
#47
I was watching this youtube video from this expat who lives in Mexico. He said everyone is moving back.
LeftInTX
Feb 2025
#53
All this leaves me feeling constantly nauseated. I can't even imagine what all migrants are going through.
Maru Kitteh
Feb 2025
#67
The simple explanation is he underbid some homes and some of the white lawn care companies just called
LiberalArkie
Feb 2025
#69
In tend to think our collective reactions to these occurrences over the next six months
Torchlight
Feb 2025
#77
Thanks for this post, PeaceWave. We need to read and understand this new nightmare
calimary
Feb 2025
#89