Posted by Mike (WA) on June 17, 2008 at 16:50:52 from (69.10.198.224):
In Reply to: amish posted by ken in texas on June 17, 2008 at 14:14:12:
Its all very strange. My dad was heavily into buggies, harnesses, and all things draft-horsey. He did business with several Amish makers of wagon wheels, spokes, steel wagon-tires, etc., and when he was in Pennsylvania, he visited them and formed some friendships (which was not surprising- Dad could have been fast friends with Leona Helmsley, if you gave him 10 minutes). One of his Amish friends contacted him, and said his wife and a friend were going to be travelling to Dad's area (Washington state, a long ways from Lancaster PA), and could they come and visit? Dad said great, and, assuming they would be using public transportation, said have them contact me when they get to this area, and I will come and get them. Imagine his surprise when these two Amish ladies drove into his yard in a van. Turns out that they could have one "trip of a lifetime", but could not use autos routinely in their lives. Go figure. He put them up for nearly a week, driving them around on all kinds of tours (they were fine with using the rented van, but insisted he drive- he came to the conclusion that they could drive on this trip "if they had to", but not if there was any alternative). As my soul-mates from the '60's would say, "What does it all mean?"
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