SVOBoy Stranded in Central PA! Needs HELP!

[Christ]

Yeah, around Perry County, at least.

Most of the "Amish" people in PA are actually Mennonite by description, because they don't "follow the rules". The real Amish call them either Mennonite or "Foolsish" in jest.

I've never met an Amish person that couldn't outwork me, that's for sure.

[NeilBlanchard]

Hi,

There are lots of different sects of the Amish, and they often disagree about things like lights on carriages. Some (apparently) do not like the red reflective triangles; let alone electric lights.

Having said that, I greatly admire the Amish (all of them) for living by their principles and in large part, I think they are quite correct on their farming methods and living responsibly within their means and not harming the Earth.

Glad to have you back Benjamin!

[Christ]

Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard

Hi,

There are lots of different sects of the Amish, and they often disagree about things like lights on carriages. Some (apparently) do not like the red reflective triangles; let alone electric lights.

Having said that, I greatly admire the Amish (all of them) for living by their principles and in large part, I think they are quite correct on their farming methods and living responsibly within their means and not harming the Earth.

Glad to have you back Benjamin!

The "lines" that separate them aren't very clear, anymore. Most of the ones in around places I've lived constantly have internal "uprisings" about whether or not certain things should be done the old ways, or done the "ways of the English."

I like the way they live, but I don't think I could do it myself... most of it, but not all. I love electricity. I kinda like my cars/horseless buggies too.

I do admire their work ethic, though. I've never seen a 14YO kid help raise a barn until I lived near Amish country.

Ben, is everything alright with your car now that you've had the problem "solved"?

[cfg83]

NeilBlanchard -

Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard

Hi,

There are lots of different sects of the Amish, and they often disagree about things like lights on carriages. Some (apparently) do not like the red reflective triangles; let alone electric lights.

Having said that, I greatly admire the Amish (all of them) for living by their principles and in large part, I think they are quite correct on their farming methods and living responsibly within their means and not harming the Earth.

Glad to have you back Benjamin!

The should use mirrors, because those would have been available when the Amish were founded. They could have little dangling reflecting mirrors like the Sparkletts trucks.

CarloSW2

[Christ]

Every buggy I can think of having seen/been in/worked on has mirrors (at least one) on it. That may have just been b/c of PA laws though, and not so much because they wanted them there. They do back up the buggies, though, so I guess it might be a worthy idea.

[interestingstuff]

Originally Posted by SVOboy

Are there mennonites in central PA? I thought about asking one of the Amish about it since my maternal grandmother's side is all mennonite.

Tons of them. The Mennonite Central Committee is HQ'ed in PA. Mennonite Central Committee

[Christ]

Wow... that's interestingstuff...















I keed.

[SentraSE-R]

What's really interesting is the Anabaptists came to the Americas, and went extinct in Europe, where they originated. I remember seeing a Mennonite town (Cuauhtémoc) in central Chihuahua, Mexico.

[Nevyn]

Some Mennonites even will drive cars, and many wear colored clothes. A "true Amish" would have none of that. Maybe a dark blue or red shirt, but nothing bright or patterned.

[SVOboy]

Originally Posted by SentraSE-R

What's really interesting is the Anabaptists came to the Americas, and went extinct in Europe, where they originated. I remember seeing a Mennonite town (Cuauhtémoc) in central Chihuahua, Mexico.

Same thing basically happened to the quakers.

Whatever you feel about religious persecution, it works!