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I assume this is what you are referring to by "negative people": our family, close friends, close co-workers, etc. Surely I won't advertise the fact that I have a pantry full of emergency food,


My DW was negative a few years back. She knew of my craze about "safety". She used to get upset when I unplug ANY unused appliances around the house including the iron which she has left and is coming back to "in a few minutes". She has never adopted my view of being alert to possible sources of danger. And we almost always argued when we went shopping and I took a few extra jars of honey or poeanut butter.

It was something else that convinced her : higher food prices. So, now I buy most foods by the case, because it is the ECONOMICAL way !!! So there we go again : prepping camouflagued by something else.