Boy, you are so right with your description. My sister married into a family that used to own a 36 room mansion on the shore down there. Richer than God.
The parents were nice, self made. He was a pilot in WWII. I enjoyed talking to him about England and his time in the war.
His kids: Alcoholic idiots with expensive schooling and nothing to show for it. And my sister married the worst of the bunch.
Funny thing is that the parents recognized it. They left ALL of their money to charity. I laughed out loud when I heard that story. The looks on the faces of the kids was priceless.
I forgot to mention my favorite thing in Fairfield County: All the national radio ads and sunday paper inserts for, say, fastfood joints - in the fine print it’ll often say, “Offer not valid in HI, AK and Fairfield County, CT.
I think that says all that needs to be said!