His assertion is that there comes point where the "situation" becomes bad enough such that a desire get away from the real world is not ethically valid. Obviously whether or not a situation has reached that point is a subjective judgment. He judged that it had and acted accordingly. You can disagree with the premises but the logic itself seems valid. In any event he made his choice and i respect it.
I'm actually impressed at how hard the snow has been hanging on in the shady spots. That was a genuine winter interlude. Would love to see the same precip and temps happen in late December next year!!
Ah, I guess cold in the east of NA, but warm in the west I guess. I'm really sorry to hear that; that sucks. No way you could predict that the one week you spend in Canada NC would get a snow.