Trust- the most precious prepper commodity

[Ponder_MD]

I had a brief conversation with a neighbor a few days ago. He's an Army reservist and an investigator for a 3-letter gov't agency.

We are on neighborly terms but I have NOT gone into detail about my supplies. He only knows I own some guns (and he does too) and that's about it. The wind storm that came through recently knocked out power to the neighborhood. I told him that I'm sure I looked like a beacon of "free stuff" with my lights and TV on when the power went out. He made a joke about knowing where to go for supplies and that basically I'd be an easy loot drop for him.

He claims to be conservative with no love for The Administration but that doesn't mean that he won't turn on a neighbor when his food and fuel runs out. I now have zero trust in him and will be keeping my mouth zipped when he's around.

 

[inkd]

We are on neighborly terms but I have NOT gone into detail about my supplies.

Loose lips sink ships and tall fences make for good neighbors.

 

[mpollan1]

No need to qualify it IMO, trust is indeed the most precious commodity. Nobody knows all that I have stashed, not even Wifey.

 

[Blacksmith101]

Tell him he is just as much in range as you are and maybe you both should coordinate your overlapping fire lanes in the direction of external threats.

 

[mpollan1]

Meh, take him out and grab his stash

 

[Huckleberry]

If he tries to kill you then you try to kill him right back

 

[Worsley]

The best part of the coming zombie apocalypse is preparing for it. Interestingly enough, although I don’t live in a neighborhood, I do have an neighborly network in place just in case the proverbial SHTF.

We do share a lot of info with each other, we have dedicated communication systems in place. After the last election we wanted to make sure we had some sort of plan just in case the crazies came up from Baltimore.

 

[Sampson]

You now have the upper hand knowing where he jokingly stands.

 

[Bullfrog]

He made a joke about knowing where to go for supplies and that basically I'd be an easy loot drop for him.

Should have returned the joke.

"Good thing I keep spare batteries for the NVGs, and the claymores don't need them." He He.

 

[MaxVO2]

Should have returned the joke.

"Good thing I keep spare batteries for the NVGs, and the claymores don't need them." He He.

****Yup. Watch out for the gnomes...

 

[Alea Jacta Est]

Truth and discretion. Discretion and truth.

Trust will never be the same.

Nobody’s business is just that.