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WaywardDeadite t1_j5rmxu6 wrote

  1. The ice storm of 2007
  2. More than half of Springfield residents live at or below the poverty level. That means living paycheck to paycheck. You can't plan ahead to have extra food or supplies, you have to get stuff at the last second. Whatever you can afford.
  3. Because most Springfieldians are quite poor, they have less access to jobs with flexible schedules and are typically expected to show up regardless of the weather. They're prepping the best they can for the trek ahead - with vehicles that aren't as safe on the roads as they would prefer, but they are choosing between two bad options. Go to work in a car w/bald tires and no heat vs no job, no rent money, homeless, get arrested and have your kids taken.
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