Why did he hang around?
I left the very day I retired and never looked back - and I lived in a "safe" suburb.
Good for you..Gerald obviously didn't and it was likely due to the fact that he didn't have access to your financial resources....
Your self righteous attitude is noted but you have to consider that there are people in this country that aren't as educated as you are, that aren't as financially responsible as you are and they don't have the mobility that you obviously have. In fact, Gerald was the guy that was doing the job that you never would have considered doing..........
You know, one of "those" people.........
Good for you..Gerald obviously didn't ...