The "I know were I'm going" comment

[HoneyBadger]

I've only directly received this comment on one occasion, and it was when a bunch of military friends helped us move 2 year ago. I basically told them that if that was their plan, they had better make it worth my time.

In my mind, knowledge, wisdom, trade-able goods, MacGyver skills, friendship, and other things could all be considered "worth my time", but it would depend on the circumstances and the personal value that I place on the good or service at the time.

ETA: as far as OPSEC goes, I try not to ever reveal anything of the sort to strangers, but if I discover that someone I like shared the mutual interest, I might say something like, "Yeah, it really is smart to be prepared. We get some crazy weather in Colorado!" If someone was prying, I would also use the weather and recent disasters in Colorado to justify it. "I was on the pre-evac list when the Black Forest Fire was less than 2 miles from my house... I don't want to be caught unprepared for another mess like that."