Posted on 02/04/2009 5:00:05 PM PST by Daffynition
MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) -- When the wind died down and the ice storm had passed, Joe Stutzman gathered his spare lanterns and stepped out of his Amish farmhouse to lend them to his modern-living neighbors.
"I feel sorry for my neighbors who were used to electricity and all of a sudden didn't have it," Stutzman said. "I know that must be hard for them."
Hundreds of thousands of people in Kentucky have been without electricity for their lights, furnaces, ovens and refrigerators since the killer storm hit more than a week ago, and some spots might not get power back for weeks.
But Kentucky's Amish have been living that way all their lives. And when the disaster struck, they generously lent a hand to their non-Amish neighbors and showed them how it's done.
"Those folks are very good at sustaining themselves," said Master Sgt. Paul Mouilleseaux, a National Guard spokesman.
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Got more help from the Amish than the President.
the Amish doing what Obama’s FEMA won’t
That’s because they are decent people; something our government knows nothing about. Now if you want to know all about greed and selfishness; they can tell you all about that.
God bless the Amish
It seems this sort of thing simply amazes some people.
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God love the Amish, we do. We will certainly need their expertise in the future if Bambi and his ilk have their way with their “non-energy” schemes.
Imagine, these folk can live comfortably without electricity and without government...just amazing!
No sh$t. I don't want to hear another word about GWB and Katrina. This Zero has hundreds of thousands of people in the cold and dark and hasn't said or done a thing. When is he gonna get his rear out of DC and go down and visit the people? Freakin' child...
Self reliance ... why there oughtta be a law against it.
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