You don't have to ask. I did not. I told them I was going to and then did it.

My personal circumstances dictated my choice. My job is not much to lose and survival does not depend on it.

Seven years ago when I was tied to a condo mortgage in the D.C. Metro area different story.

Remember, rights are an artificial concept existing only in the fragile mindspace of humans. In Nature you have the right to bust a move.

Good Luck -- Doug