I'll relate a story from about 20 years ago.
I was bicycling up a mountain in New Mexico. 10,800' and knew there was a small "convenience store" at the top. I thought I had brought enough water, but hadn't. 1/2 way up I was out. Getting thirsty. Then terribly thirsty. Sign said 3 miles, but I was going less than 3mph in gear 1 of 21. Pretty soon I started looking in the ditch for perhaps discarded beer/soda cans. Anything with a glint in the sun caught my eye. Maybe there were a few drops? I kept going. Desperate. Tourists passed me in cars now and then. Perhaps I should try to flag them down? Explain my situation? Ask for a drink?
What if they refused? Eventually I started having thoughts of TAKING WHAT THEY HAD BY FORCE and by ANY MEANS NECESSARY. I'm normally a rational man. These thoughts scared me.
Luckily, I came within view of the summit and gorged myself on water at their dispenser.
The point of this post is that desperate people will do ANYTHING to get your water, your food, your shelter, your medicine when it becomes necessary. Especially for a loved one, a spouse or a child. Especially a child. Don't fool yourself that people will be well behaved and civilized.
If you don't have a means of defending your stash, it WILL be taken.
I was bicycling up a mountain in New Mexico. 10,800' and knew there was a small "convenience store" at the top. I thought I had brought enough water, but hadn't. 1/2 way up I was out. Getting thirsty. Then terribly thirsty. Sign said 3 miles, but I was going less than 3mph in gear 1 of 21. Pretty soon I started looking in the ditch for perhaps discarded beer/soda cans. Anything with a glint in the sun caught my eye. Maybe there were a few drops? I kept going. Desperate. Tourists passed me in cars now and then. Perhaps I should try to flag them down? Explain my situation? Ask for a drink?
What if they refused? Eventually I started having thoughts of TAKING WHAT THEY HAD BY FORCE and by ANY MEANS NECESSARY. I'm normally a rational man. These thoughts scared me.
Luckily, I came within view of the summit and gorged myself on water at their dispenser.
The point of this post is that desperate people will do ANYTHING to get your water, your food, your shelter, your medicine when it becomes necessary. Especially for a loved one, a spouse or a child. Especially a child. Don't fool yourself that people will be well behaved and civilized.
If you don't have a means of defending your stash, it WILL be taken.