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To: GGpaX4DumpedTea

Amish and cell phones, I would have never thought. They must be more modern then I remember them. My grandparents lived in Virgina, lots of Amish there. I remember the black horse and buggies. I remember we went to one of there homes to buy rugs that they had woven. That was probably back in the early 60’s. I think my mother still has a couple of those rugs.


45 posted on 01/16/2010 8:08:37 PM PST by MsLady (If you died tonight, where would you go? Salvation, don't leave earth without it!)
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To: MsLady

Holmes County Ohio has the largest Amish population in the world. The 2 lane highways in Holmes County have an extra wide paved berm for the buggies - we call them buggy lanes.

The other large Amish community in Ohio is in Geauga County, east of Cleveland.

Any business that has “Amish” in the name is NOT Amish.

The Amish in Pennsylvania have been using cell phones for some time. I guess since there are no wires, they are okay. Most Amish will ride in cars (not their own), though some “Old-Order” Amish will not - not so many of those around anymore.

Many Amish have diesel generators to provide their own electricity. They will also have an array of batteries to store power for minimal electricity requirements.

Many have power lawn mowers, some may even have tractors, though it is common to see them working in the fields with horse-drawn plows, hay bailers, wagons, etc.

Many Amish are quite wealthy.

Many are also well educated. I know naturopaths, master herbalists, iridologists etc among the Amish.

In some families, they allow the young men to have a car, so wild oats, and then decide whether to stay in the Amish community and Amish way of life.


48 posted on 01/17/2010 7:40:30 AM PST by GGpaX4DumpedTea (I am a tea party descendant - steeped in the Constitutional legacy handed down by the Founders)
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