Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[h2oratt]

I know an Amish guy that put a solar panel on top of his carriage to keep his 12 volt battery charged. That's what he used for his carriage lights and it worked really well.

I bet it did. What did he do on cloudy days.

 

[troyer]

I bet it did. What did he do on cloudy days.

A full charged battery lasted approximately two weeks between charges.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

A full charged battery lasted approximately two weeks between charges.

Ah, innovation! I love it!

 

[h2oratt]

A full charged battery lasted approximately two weeks between charges.

So I guess the Amish do use new technology.

 

[troyer]

So I guess the Amish do use new technology.

There are some areas in northern Indiana and northeast Ohio that some of the Amish have cell phones, not nearly all of them, but some do.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

There are some areas in northern Indiana and northeast Ohio that some of the Amish have cell phones, not nearly all of them, but some do.

Yep. I saw an Amish guy using a pay phone once. The Amish have come a long way. They say now that as long as it's for work you can use power tools you just can't have them in your home. They charge them with a generator since they don't allow power in the home.

 

[saysfaa]

There are a lot of branches of Amish and a very wide range of what they do and don't do.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

There are a lot of branches of Amish and a very wide range of what they do and don't do.

I've always wanted to ask one about it but I've always been worried that that would be rude. Is it? I mean technically I'm asking about their religion which isn't really rude...I just think they'd be thinking I'm treating them like a alien or a weirdo. I find their tradition of doing things the old way is fascinating

 

[Hayden Goseek]

Back in the late 90's I was on stretch of road between Tulum and Coba in Mexico (30 miles of nothing but jungle.) I saw one person walking down the road with machete in one hand and talking on a CELL PHONE.
I remember thinking "I guess these aren't a fad."

 

[saysfaa]

I've always wanted to ask one about it but I've always been worried that that would be rude. Is it? I mean technically I'm asking about their religion which isn't really rude...I just think they'd be thinking I'm treating them like a alien or a weirdo. I find their tradition of doing things the old way is fascinating

No different than any other group of people, some would be more open (or tolerant, maybe) to that sort of thing than others. I lean heavily toward not asking without a relationship for reasons other than learning about such things. A longer (or more personal, maybe?) relationship than buying something at a shop, for example. And then, not too many questions without a lot of welcoming responses from the person. I know I don't much like questions about things about me that are different than the norm without the relationship.