If you need any more evidence our world is changing at light speed, grab your smartphone. As of Friday, folks in Western Virginia could use it to book a flight, make a loan to a friend, order a delivered dinner, hail a ride or arrange a date.
Thatâs hardly an all-encompassing portrait of the gig economy, of course. But beginning this morning, thereâs something new. Now your phone can mow your grass, or at least something close. Come November, you can use it to rake leaves â or in January, shovel your driveway.
Thatâs because of a Tennessee-based company known as GreenPal, which connects yard owners with local lawn-care professionals, such as Greg Loar, who owns Christiansburg-based East Coast Lawns LLC.