[MtnClimber]

By the time the government gets started, the Amish will have finished everything and gone home.

[Bob434]

Y3ah sure, that is just so that they can then turn around and burn and loot it... those crazy Amish thugs /s

[Mean Daddy]

The lesson learned here should be, people, not gubmint are the solution.

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

--- "While politicians and bureaucrats have bickered and postured...."

Clarity. That is what the "politicians and bureaucrats" do and why they are so often angry when we notice....

[coloradan]

This must not stand! Clearly we need to ban them from selling milk.

[Carry_Okie]

I checked, and at least they do use power tools. I just couldn’t imagine building a house without a powered saw.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

This is SO heartwarming! Thanks for posting this!

It’d be nice if they were building everyone regular homes instead of barns, though. *SMIRK*

Just kidding! Wisconsin has a large Amish population. Intelligent, industrious and government-wary folks. My kind of people. ;)

[Mr. K]

Quietly probably so that the government doesn’t step in and make them delay for 5 years getting permits

[bigdaddy45]

Sounds to me like we should just handover FEMA to the Amish.

[healy61]

An Amish family lost a barn. The fire department tried to put it out but couldn’t. The barn rebuilding began as soon as the ashes were cold. Each year the Amish community has a dinner and pie auction, raising close to 20 grand. The money is all donated to the volunteer fire department to purchase specialized equipment. It has gone on for over 15 years.
They are wonderful people.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Info on the Great Needs Trust:

https://greatneeds.org

They are not listed with ‘Charity Navigator,’ though. Not sure why.

[9YearLurker]

How well do the Amish take converts?

Asking for a friend.

[PGR88]

I would trust an Amish bridge to last 100 years.

[FLT-bird]

For those who don't know, Chimney Rock and nearby Lake Lure are absolutely gorgeous - one of my favorite hiking spots. Sadly, both were really wrecked by Hurricane Helene. I haven't been back there since the hurricane both because roads/bridges were washed out and having tourists/hikers pile in while they were still trying to clean up and repair the place would not have been helpful and because I got a little chocolate lab puppy a year ago to keep by Black lab company. He's all grown now and they've had a year to fix things so we will definitely head there in the next few months.

[faucetman]

Nice, but “works”?

Ephesians 2:8-10 New International Version (NIV)

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.

[central_va]

I guess they help in between car jacking and drug deals.

[kawhill]

Bought a two-bottom plow from an elderly Amish farmer 40 years ago, still use it to plow the garden. Good people if you ask me.