A view from the other side of the window:
If the situation were reversed, and I was the one who needed a safe place to stay, I would feel like an idiot if I didn't have the bare necessities with me. And I think I would be WAAAAAY too embarrassed to beg for help, when I had done nothing to help myself.
Sue
Sue,
That's why we are already using this site to prepare for the emergencies to begin with. I would hate being a burden to others just because I was too lazy to prepare and take care of myself. I guess my grandparents lessons about living during the Great Depression and WWII still stay with me.