"The Importance of Other People in Our Preparedness Plans" is the title of an article at the
BackWoodsHome.com site (an excellent site, by the way). Claire Wolfe raises an essential issue: when/if times get
really bad, do you let neighbors or community members into your life? Or do you purely hunker down, with hardness in your eyes? Her points are well worth reading. Here's the link:
http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/wolfe111.html