I've read all over (and it makes sense) that your best bets at surviving is having members of your community on your side. Right now, I live in the apts, most everyone is transient (people relocated here by their companies that come and go, college students, etc.) and there is no real sense of community.<br><br>Still, for disaster preparedness I would like to have the odds on my side. Do you seek out members of your community, or do you live nearby your friends? My friends are not preparedness-minded and blow me off as paranoid.<br><br>What's the best way to form a community? Ideally it would be nice to use my friends for mutual protection while sharing the goods. On the other hand, I would like to give back and join an emergency preparedness comms group or even the NG, but I won't be any good to them when called out.<br><br>Your thoughts?