LQD: Brexodus has begun | 33 comments (33 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Seasonal workers (4.00 / 2)

Same in the US due to Der Drumpfenfuehrer's War on Immigrants, especially Latinos. Crops didn't get planted, and they doubly aren't going to get harvested. Also, most of the roofers, siders, and drywallers in residential construction have gone to ground, not to mention lawn care and maid service workers.

by rifek on Tue Jul 4th, 2017 at 04:50:32 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Seasonal workers (none / 1)

Compared to LA, having your lawn tended by a gardener in Mountain Home, Arkansas, USA is stunningly more expensive. $40-$50/week or more here vs. $40/month in LA. So I do it myself. Likewise for installing irrigation systems underground, etc.

"It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sat Jul 8th, 2017 at 05:40:24 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Seasonal workers (none / 1)

(There is NO cheap Latino labor available in whitey white northern Arkansas.

"It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sat Jul 8th, 2017 at 05:41:29 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Seasonal workers (none / 0)

I thought that lawns in California were tended by green paint.

by gk (gk (gk quattro due due sette @gmail.com)) on Sat Jul 8th, 2017 at 06:06:53 AM EST
[ Parent ]

LQD: Brexodus has begun | 33 comments (33 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Top Diaries

City Agriculture - November 7, 2025

The Ritual of Civility

Energy (and Other) Events Monthly - November 2025

Recent Diaries

The Roaring Twenties and a United Europe

True Sovereignty, Ban American Violent Culture

Türkiye Caught Between the Garden and Jungle

City Agriculture - November 7, 2025

The Loss of the Donbas' Key City Pokrovsk

The Ritual of Civility

Judeo-Christian Civilization Under Attack from the Left

Lucifer Added a Traveler Today

Dutch Model for Progressive Victory over Populism

Dutch Angry Mob In Voting Booth

Hero of Democracy: Zohran Mamdani Next Mayor New York

Rob Jetten the Youngest Dutch PM .. A New Era

U.S. Foreign Fallacy Seen Through Political Cartoons

Slow Demise One-man Show Wilders - Part 2 [update]

Big Oil Rewrites EU Sustainability Rules

Energy (and Other) Events Monthly - November 2025

Slow Demise One-man Show Wilders - Part 1

Former NATO SG Warns Europe Is Threatened by America's MAGA

Draghi Report Hijacked by American Capitalism

Humiliation of Netanyahu .. Who Is the Boss?

Occasional Series