Posted by 8N'r--WI on June 17, 2008 at 17:27:22 from (98.100.165.52):
In Reply to: amish posted by ken in texas on June 17, 2008 at 14:14:12:
My property is in the middle of an Amish Settlement. The Amish in my area do not use rubber tires on any of their machinery. They also do not use electric but power their machinery with gas engines mounted on steel wheels and diesel engines power some of the mills and shops.
Yes, they do utilize the neighbors to drive them to town and to out of town events like weddings and funerals. They even have a "community phone" that is available at one of the "English" neighbors. They bank at the local bank, have checkbooks, savings accounts, etc.
Most of the Amish I know are honest, hard working people who just want to do their own thing with little or no interference from "outsiders". Some of the Amish I know are just the opposite.
Here is a link to some info that may surprise some of you concerning a popular myth about the Amish and taxes. There are a lot of people that have wrong perceptions of who and what the Amish are.
I have read some books about their culture to try to understand them as best I can. For the most part, I consider them to be good neighbors.
The article that I linked below addresses one of the biggest misperceptions of the Amish. Unfortunately, even when faced with the facts, some people will continue to believe what they believe even when they know these beliefs are not true.
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