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Wealthy New Yorker Horrified By Prospect Of 20-Minute Walk
(jalopnik.com)
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He's not a real rich man. Just some dude with a little more money than the others - the worst kind, they feel more entitled that true wealthy people.
Real rich people don't even touch the ground. They helicopter in and out of their luxury skyscrapers.
I worked with a guy who had worked at a restaurant when he was younger. There was this older man who'd come to eat lunch once a week, every single week.
After a while my coworker learned that this man was so filthy rich he'd fly in on a helicopter from Stockholm to have his lunches there. I don't remember exactly where the restaurant was, but it was a decent bit away, not in the outskirts of Stockholm at least. The man eventually bought the restaurant from the owners, at which point he'd ensure that it was always open for his weekly lunches. I think he bought the restaurant because they'd keep the restaurant closed on holidays and he wasn't happy about that.
The long and the short of it though, is that this bullshit actually happens. There are people out there that can fly helicopters hither and dither, and casually buy restaurants.
Them: "We're now open on Christmas."
Me: "Yeah? Let me know how THAT turns out. I mean, I won't be here, so it'll be interesting to see how THAT works out!
If he was really rich, the $9 toll would not be worth his notice and certainly not worth the time and energy to whine about it.
Really, he should be happy that the toll will keep some of the poors out of his way so he can drive in slightly less traffic.