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Re: Amish rules [Re: 52Carl] #6587652
08/04/19 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by 52Carl
Originally Posted by Big George W
There's an Amish man, and maybe his wife ?? and a coupe of daughters ?? who on occasion show up at the defense plant I work at here in CT, to sell their cookies and other food stuff.
It's quite a sight to see, and once in a while I'll see if I can make eye contact with any of them - but only the man will nod back at me.

Strange, because I a] wonder how they got all the way out here and b] question their selling of their wares in a defense plant, because I always thought those folks were anti-war.

But it is interesting the way they sit there - and just a few feet away the workers assemble in the cafeteria to eat, converse, watch Fox News [yes, the only TV the company allows]

I often wonder what goes though their minds, looking at the way the others are living................


Pity is my bet. And I can't help but agree sometimes.


Yeah, that's what I'm thinking too, because I see it as well................


Respect,
Big George + Loki the Dog.....
East Derby, CT
CTA [life member], NTA, FTA, FBU
Connecticut Republican Party
Re: Amish rules [Re: Posco] #6587935
08/04/19 06:53 PM
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I know of a group of Amish who own a Suburban, but pay an Englishman to drive it for them. They just can't DRIVE a vehicle.


Life ain't supposed to be easy.
Re: Amish rules [Re: Posco] #6588011
08/04/19 08:03 PM
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[Linked Image]
One of my favorites.


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Re: Amish rules [Re: Posco] #6588032
08/04/19 08:35 PM
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I think some of the Amish thinking is crazy, but that is their business. I do know that they take care of themselves and the elderly. Look at how they help each other at a barn raising. But I find fault with not serving their country they enjoy in the armed forces. I hate the idea of "shunning" , or that they are limited how far they can go on education, however I never known an Amish person that was poor. I guess what I'm saying is live and let live.

Re: Amish rules [Re: Posco] #6588075
08/04/19 09:22 PM
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Those horse an buggies are dangerous on road in traffic , horses get excited sometimez an can do things not want do like run out in traffic. The buggies are more dangerous than tracter on road

Re: Amish rules [Re: coonman220] #6588100
08/04/19 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by coonman220
Those horse an buggies are dangerous on road in traffic , horses get excited sometimez an can do things not want do like run out in traffic. The buggies are more dangerous than tracter on road


No more dangerous than a 4x4 S-10.


Who is John Galt?

You don't rise to the occasion, you fall to the level of your training.

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Re: Amish rules [Re: DelawareRob] #6588107
08/04/19 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by DelawareRob
Originally Posted by coonman220
Those horse an buggies are dangerous on road in traffic , horses get excited sometimez an can do things not want do like run out in traffic. The buggies are more dangerous than tracter on road


No more dangerous than a 4x4 S-10.


Because of the weight and speed any modern vehicle is capable of, they are far more dangerous than any horse and buggy.

When I see a horse and buggy on the road, and I see them a lot, I slow way down and give them a wide berth. It's just the right thing to do.


Eh...wot?

Re: Amish rules [Re: Posco] #6588144
08/04/19 10:34 PM
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You’re right Lugnut, you are from a similar area as me. I live right in the middle of a decent size Amish/Mennonite area. I should have said “not as dangerous”.

I too give a wide berth, rural road safety is what we have been trying to promote for many years around here.


Who is John Galt?

You don't rise to the occasion, you fall to the level of your training.

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Re: Amish rules [Re: Posco] #6588235
08/05/19 05:54 AM
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In my area the Amish community is growing fast. We went from none to more than 30 families in about two years. What I see is like the rest of society is some are hard workers others not so much .Some keep their farms very nice others look overgrown with junk scattered about .One place they put up a tower type tree stand .It looks like it leans about a foot or more from bottom. I do not know anyone I dislike so much as to put them in it for any reason. In this case a young boy hunts from it . So their skills are not always perfect But people are people no matter their religious views

Re: Amish rules [Re: DelawareRob] #6588272
08/05/19 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by DelawareRob
You’re right Lugnut, you are from a similar area as me. I live right in the middle of a decent size Amish/Mennonite area. I should have said “not as dangerous”.

I too give a wide berth, rural road safety is what we have been trying to promote for many years around here.


I didn't realize there was an Amish population on the peninsula, interesting.


Eh...wot?

Re: Amish rules [Re: Posco] #6588283
08/05/19 07:32 AM
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Hey its all good until they live close to you and your hunting grounds.Then forget about leaving deer for another year or two to grow.
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Re: Amish rules [Re: Posco] #6588291
08/05/19 07:43 AM
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More generalizations Ronaround? I hunt and trap dozens of Amish farms. More than half the families that live on them don't hunt at all.

I've always heard about the large gangs of outlaw Amish making huge deer drives and killing everything is sight. But I have never seen or heard any credible evidence of it in almost fifty years of interacting with them.

And, as I said above, I've rarely been denied permission to hunt or trap on an Amish farm.


Eh...wot?

Re: Amish rules [Re: Posco] #6588308
08/05/19 08:19 AM
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Their show Amish mafia had to have been 90% made up.


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Re: Amish rules [Re: Posco] #6588314
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No doubt.


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Re: Amish rules [Re: Gary Benson] #6588651
08/05/19 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Gary Benson
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One of my favorites.

Saw a large pile of horse manure at the gas station just the other day. I've seen they have small engines on their well pumps, a cross cut saw, and on the wood miser sawmill. Wood miser was being towed down the road by a team of horses on a cart with steel wheels. I personally don't get it. If the gas implement has steel wheels, were still just simple folk?

Re: Amish rules [Re: Posco] #6588662
08/05/19 06:03 PM
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I wish I had Amish living closer to me. The nearest are about 50 minutes away. Overall Amish children have a better work ethic than most more modern US teens and I would be happy to employ several Amish teens on my farm.

Keith

Re: Amish rules [Re: KeithC] #6588666
08/05/19 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by KeithC
I wish I had Amish living closer to me. The nearest are about 50 minutes away. Overall Amish children have a better work ethic than most more modern US teens and I would be happy to employ several Amish teens on my farm.

Keith


Tell me about it. I saw two boys I know couldn't have been more than twelve years old driving two draft horses in a field. There wasn't an adult to be seen.

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Re: Amish rules [Re: KeithC] #6588679
08/05/19 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by KeithC
I wish I had Amish living closer to me. The nearest are about 50 minutes away. Overall Amish children have a better work ethic than most more modern US teens and I would be happy to employ several Amish teens on my farm.

Keith


Yup
Have several Amish family farms around me. Just hired 2 Amish teens to move a bunch of heavy furniture down to my basement and bring more up today. They never complained once and got it done.
Rather live by the Amish than a bunch of hood rats or white trash. Least I can trust them in my house not to come back and steal me blind.


Thought I was a good trapper until I started trapping coyotes......
Thought I was a good bowhunter until I targeted mature bucks....
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