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Hmmm...Until recently I had an elderly relative living with me and I _know_ the difference in difficulty in getting them out with cleared snow vs not, and it's
by eschneider 2y ago
Hmmm...Until recently I had an elderly relative living with me and I _know_ the difference in difficulty in getting them out with cleared snow vs not, and it's a lot.
Does that sort of thing (and hospital proximity, etc) matter to everyone? No. Or certainly it doesn't matter the same amount.
But for some people it will matter a lot.
- b112 2y agoBut for some people it will matter a lot. Bear in mind I advocated clearing with a snow blower a walking path. This is far cheaper than owning a truck and plow, and can be done very fast each storm. Note, this is a thread about cost savings in rural circumstances. But my statements about parallel situations stand. And about people evaluating things ahead of time, they just don't. Rural living has different risks, but city born risks are just as high. IMO, higher. Just the additional smog and pollution alone are an issue. It's even hotter in a city. I'm sorry about your incident, but I've seen 6 story buildings with no elevator. People live there to save money too. The stairwells are not conducive to a stretcher either. So people save as they can. All that said, how many people move when they get older, so they're closer to hospitals? I get why you wanted to chime in, with a personal experince though.