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I have already begun assessing people I know for useful skills. Those with skills I need will be permitted to join up with me. Deadwood will be set adrift.

I have tried to get many I know to, at least, save up some for routine emergencies with little luck. I will NOT be their savior. Hard choices will need to be made and I am starting now.

Call me cold, but thats how it is.

You know, we live in a fairly large neighborhood - about 400 houses. We barely know our neighbors....good thing and bad thing. Next door is an engineer and across the street is an engineer. Good and bad. But my problem is, we know very little about these people and I honestly have been ok with not getting to really know them. That is until recently. I can take care of myself for awhile with what I have in my house. I don't have enough for them and I can suspect from what I do know about them, they are not prepping. I hate to be like that but if it comes down to my family and people who have sat on their duffs and not prepared, my family will come first!
My question is, is there a way from FR to find people like me in my area. To cut through the BSers and get with the ones who I can count on in the end...I will be that person for others and I would like to know I can count on other people. Any suggestions? Thanks to all of you for all the great info I get from these threads!!