I live in a busy, suburban area. I have two close neighbors that are sort of friendly. But most people on my block will not acknowledge us. I’m not too terribly bothered by that honestly. Being trusting is difficult. I think paying close attention to my neighbors behavior can tell me a lot about how they are. I know strength in numbers is important for security. I have a few individuals that my husband and I have had trusting friendships with and they have a variety of useful skills but as far as I know they are not true “preppers”. I think if the %&$# hits the fan these people will be able to form a group with us and pool our resources and skills. Is this ideal? No, of course not, but living in suburbia there aren’t too many prospects that are into the self reliance life style. So I suspect my husband and I will have to make careful choices and make the best of it.
