I have thought about what your philosophy is regarding helping those who ridicule you or intentionally make the conscious decision not to prepare for an emergency and as always it is your right to believe as you do.

I for one cannot adopt that philosophy. I know we (the forum)have discussed this issue before and my position remains unchanged. I feel a personal responsibility to help those in an emergency situation regardless of the reason, their lack of responsibility or even their view that I am foolish for being prepared. This philosophy is who I am; it is why I became an EMT almost 30 years ago and a Firefighter/Paramedic over 10 years ago. In my volunteer career (I was a part time paid FF for awhile, but it just was not right for me) I have been cursed at, spit on (and much worse), punched, kicked and threatened by people who could care less about my well-being or I will go out on a limb and say they most likely even hated me at the time. So why do so many others and I put themselves through that type of hell. I can only answer for myself, for me it is the right thing to do, I could not live any other way. Whether or not my assistance will change the person’s view or not, is irrelevant to me. While I would hope a light bulb inside these people would turn on, my action is not dependent upon that response.

This is in no way a slam or downing of your position. You have every right and maybe many reasons for adopting your philosophy. Pete