Originally Posted by JesseQuinn

Roch, for real, this thread is obtuse as fuck

you live in a gated community and work online in one of the safest parts of one of the wealthiest states in a so-called "first world" nation and you're wondering why some people have to go out in bad weather to do crazy ish like go to work. a lot of people need to actually leave their homes to pay the bills and feed their fams even in criminally arctic climes

the stuff about hurricanes extra special. like you, I decided where I wanted to live 14 years before it happened. took a lot of saving up but ultimately was delayed for a few years until JA lifted their ban on pet importation. in that time went through multiple hurricanes and an earthquake in a few nations, and like here, always had the funds for the safest non-expat housing which most of my friends could not/can't afford

when Melissa was on it's way, I could have bounced to my mom up in Canada, but I stayed cuz I have a goat (pet not food) and I knew some peeps in my community would need shelter. they had no choice to leave, where the fuck would a semi-rural born JA'er seek refuge internationally from a storm? I got one of my friends and her fam out on my fam's airmiles cuz her job would have been in jeopardy without net access, but beyond that?

I can't even fathom what you were thinking composing your OP. suggest you spend less time on fb and maybe read up on a whole world that exists outside your community

not tryna start a fight, simply being forthright that your attitude reeks of unaware privilege. you can change that without even going out to cut your grass to adhere to HOA rules

remember an entire world exists beyond the confines you've set for yourself. explore it, even if just online. you're totally capable of that

peace