Hello everyone!
I have brought up topics of getting ready or to be prepared for emergencies since my area has had wildfires pretty much annually. After bringing it up, I’ve waited and listened to how others respond to each other on the topic. A majority seem to believe that the local (tribal) and state govt will handle everything and have supplies to bring in. Some have mentioned, out loud and to the cluster of people, how they knew of so-and-so having a big pantry and seen lots of boxed up goods in that person’s kitchen and home office. Then others have chimed in, “well, that’s the place to go, then!” After hearing that several times in various conversations, my trust level has just about bottomed out.
If there are prepper-minded persons in my area, they are keeping as quiet as I am. I’ve taken on a hermit attitude, I don’t invite people into my home, talk about what I have or am doing. As far as they know, I’m just somebody’s ol’ gramma barely getting by. With the high rate of umemployment here (close to 70%) and the meth crisis (which I think are interrelated), I just cannot risk having anyone know about me. I have reinforced my home to a degree and am armed, but they don’t need to know about that either.
The person that was mentioned before, has since passed on. so I guess I’m on my own with my small household.
