My little town upstate has a state-owned ski area that supports a lot of families, even though it's only open in winter. A lot of folks draw SSI for being inbred window-lickers and the rest steal copper wire from burned-out resorts. Dickens could have done a lot with the material.
Yipe! So the Eskamo seniors were not only freezing out there but got to experience being disassembled by a big, hungry bear. By golly, I'm quite sure I'd retire to Phoenix (somewhere, anywhere) prior to the BIG decision being made for me! Wow. That much excitement I can do without!