I completely agree with the sentiments!
And, funnily enough, I don’t worry about getting shot walking to and from the local establishments in my neck if the woods, either, and not because I’m packing, nor do I NEED to.
I know people THINK it’s the Wild Wild West, but it’s a huge country with teeny tiny hotspots that flare up every now and then , literally like pin holes on a map.
As for UHC, t’s scandalous that one’s basic human right to life is left to the devices of capitalism and the healthcare oligopoly!
Glad you made it home safely!
Fwiw, while we are discussing the details of your vices, I have never touched drugs, and have never smoked, but I was drunk once…a night out in the summer of 1983, the White Mountains of New England, 10 Budweisers.
I know, I know…but growing up seeing alcoholism firsthand and feeling as bad as I did the next day (although that could have been the 3 bowls of chili I ate with the beers, and regurgitated, not the beers themselves?!) was enough for me. It’s not something I miss, nor do I admire it when I see it.