Had a business flight get canceled this morning. While waiting in line to figure out my options there were two groups of people, some military guys and some hippies. The military guys asked what the options were, said sir and please and then calmly went off to call their C/O to discuss.
The hippies freaked out, went all drama and started talking about taking buses to Dallas and generally going all retarded.
While blatantly stereotypical it reinforced something that's been on my mind for a while.
Have you done a threat assessment on the people in your neighborhood?
Have you spent some time trying to figure out who might be a problem in a SHTF event and who might not be? Who would possibly fall to pieces, who might be an asset?
Sounds cold, but it's a good exercise to help mentally prepare for bad times.
You have to be careful because folks who appear to be idiots might rise to the occasion while the Navy SEAL down the street might fold. But it's a starting point. If you have a family in the neighborhood with rotting cars in the front yard, kids who are in and out of jail and constant drama, you might not want to build your entire response plan around their assistance.
Thoughts?
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