I am never rude to my neighbors, i wave and smile, but I am definately not gonna have them over for a BBQ anytime soon lol I KNOW they aren't worth anything to me, knowledge-wise or anything else. They are lazy, welfare collectors who in the 4 years we've lived here, haven't worked a day yet have the Schwaans man at their door every month and drive a nicer vehicle than we do and we both work. About all they are good for is their foodstamps and I'm assuming those won't be worth much come SHTF lol I am all for bugging in if you can, and if it makes sense for your family. Defend your home if you can and for as long as you can, as I think that 4 walls and a roof are always better than roughing it with kids but it really doesn't make sense for us here in the duplex. We will have to bug out and that stinks but at least i'll finally be rid of the neighbors lol I am most definately willing to defend whats mine and my own. I hear ppl say that women are too emotional when it comes to pulling a trigger...yes that may be the case in some situations, but I know one thing...you even so much as pose a threat to my family and I WILL SHOOT. I have no worries about your family when you obviously have no regard for mine. I like to think that I would never go kicking in doors looking to steal other families preps. I couldn't steal food from a childs mouth, and I can't imagine how anyone else would, but I guess when your child is starving, or you yourself, you will do anything necessary. I plan to meet with others in my region that are interested in learning from eachother, but I most likely wouldn't ever plan to meet up SHTF time. I feel that we will do fine as a family unit. I think the most we will do is meet up with our parents and go from there. They are the only ppl I trust to know about our preps.