Please delete.
@WolfHunter909_ said:
I've seen rigs like this go by the house sometimes.
Can I post memes here now? Meme thread is not as easy to find as this one is now.
Was damn near to the bottom of Page 1, @peter4jc would never find it again
@ForMud said: @WolfHunter909_ said: I've seen rigs like this go by the house sometimes.
@ForMud said:
See some around here. We are close to a lake and it is legal. Some folks around here have issues with it, mostly because they are not aware of the laws, or false belief of road taxes and other taxes paid.
So a motor on a boat is ok but a truck isn’t?
@Rdp77 said: So a motor on a boat is ok but a truck isn’t?
I guess so. Amish use balers with gas engines, pulled by a team of horses.
You sure that thing ain’t steam powered lol? And he might not take kindly to you speaking of his wife that way.
Nah, it gas, and his wife knows how to handle a team of horses.
Bumping this thread before the shut down next week, or it gets deleted....
Horses don't swim fast enough.
Women drivers!
Are we still posting here?
Listening to Bauhaus instead of my Wife and her friend's conversation about work while heading South to the Renaissance Faire.
It isn't the motor or the electricity that is bad or evil. It is the concept of staying plain. This has become more difficult every day. Each church will determine what is allowed. Some like the Beachy Amish are more like what we think of as Mennonite. For instance, my best friend will not use a battery operated tool on his property. His brother 50 miles away runs a construction crew with tons of newer tools but keeps them is a shed and charges them with a diesel generator. In Middle field Oh yo may see a great amount of solar panels and newer things. Lancaster pa is far more progressive. Veevay Indiana is a big mix. It started as a Swiss Amish town. Many folks from there , even several generations back seem to be far more conservative. Anyway it isn't owning things that are bad , it is how close to plain lifestyle one chooses. Churches are usually folks in a 5 mile area which is about max for a decent buggy ride. They seem (as far as I know or see) to try and keep the churches small as they were in Corinthians or Acts in the Bible, although I never heard this said. Small where they can care for each other and always be of service to each other. As for the motor in the boat, yes, the motor in the truck isn't the issue, it is the air in the tire, and the fact that owning a truck/car would distance them from each other.
@Rdp77 said: You sure that thing ain’t steam powered lol? And he might not take kindly to you speaking of his wife that way.
All gas, and most of the girls/women I know will handle a team of horses no problem,
@edz everything you said made since to me…except this:
As for the motor in the boat, yes, the motor in the truck isn't the issue, it is the air in the tire, and the fact that owning a truck/car would distance them from each other.
This I don’t understand. Especially the air in the tire.
@edz said: @Rdp77 said: You sure that thing ain’t steam powered lol? And he might not take kindly to you speaking of his wife that way. All gas, and most of the girls/women I know will handle a team of horses no problem,
@edz said:
That was a sarcastic joke.
@Rdp77 said: @edz said: @Rdp77 said: You sure that thing ain’t steam powered lol? And he might not take kindly to you speaking of his wife that way. All gas, and most of the girls/women I know will handle a team of horses no problem, That was a sarcastic joke.
@Rdp77 said:
I know, and laughed my a^* off, still had to respond. Nicer than some of the things I joke about when I am with them.
@Rdp77 said:@edz everything you said made since to me…except this: As for the motor in the boat, yes, the motor in the truck isn't the issue, it is the air in the tire, and the fact that owning a truck/car would distance them from each other. This I don’t understand. Especially the air in the tire.
@Rdp77 said:@edz everything you said made since to me…except this:
Neither am I to be 100% honest. Not sure many Amish are either. The part about being plain I get. But they can't own anything (yes, some exceptions) with air in the tires. Many of rules seem to come from Levitcus in the Bible. Not cutting the or rounding the hair for beards, no tats and such. On a personal level I respect them, but the reasons for it in the Bible seem so different. In Leviticus the tats were due to folks scaring themselves with rocks when someone died. Many other rules for for similar reason. Not a biblical scholar and don't question much of what they do out of respect, but around a few families on nearly a daily basis. Most I can figure is when the boat is on the water it isn't attached to the trailer so they are using the motor to go but not the tires. Not sure if this makes sense the way I wrote it.
That boat trailer has inflated tires lol
Not necessarily. Could be full of water. Could be solid rubber.
I still think it's funny that their carriages have brake lights.
@ShawnOL said: Not necessarily. Could be full of water. Could be solid rubber. I still think it's funny that their carriages have brake lights.
@ShawnOL said: Not necessarily. Could be full of water. Could be solid rubber.
The boat trailer has air in the tires, but the boat on water has no tires Solid rubber and all metal tires are becoming more polar on carts.
Shawn, lights are 2 fold, by law in areas and to be safe. Our local carts and buggies you don't see many of them
@Rdp77 said: That boat trailer has inflated tires lol
But the mother isn't running
Interesting. A group of Amish just moved in up the road from me. I was having trouble figuring out what was causing the marks in the road, hooves, until I saw the green-ice residue left behind. Then, they came by in the buggy, etc.
So, I went up the road after awhile to see. What do you know? Motorized farm equipment of all kinds. So, this explanation helps, although it is still a bit confusing as to what's permissible.
Is this where we sign up for the e-mail?
@Amos_Umwhat said: Interesting. A group of Amish just moved in up the road from me. I was having trouble figuring out what was causing the marks in the road, hooves, until I saw the green-ice residue left behind. Then, they came by in the buggy, etc. So, I went up the road after awhile to see. What do you know? Motorized farm equipment of all kinds. So, this explanation helps, although it is still a bit confusing as to what's permissible.
@Amos_Umwhat said: Interesting. A group of Amish just moved in up the road from me. I was having trouble figuring out what was causing the marks in the road, hooves, until I saw the green-ice residue left behind. Then, they came by in the buggy, etc.
Confusing among many of the Amish as well
Still very confused
