The Old Folks Home

[chickadoodles]

I think it is awful they are doing that. Live and let live.

So do I. A lot of folks are buying new RV's and spending the money to go off grid only to have uncle Sam say NO WAY! I guess that's why a lot of folks are moving to Alaska!
They won't mess with you there!

 

[bruceha2000]

A lot of folks are buying new RV's and spending the money to go off grid only to have uncle Sam say NO WAY!

Only it is Uncle Ivey ... OK, AUNT Ivey. The Fed isn't saying you have to be connected to utility services.

The government won't mess with the Amish over the utilities.
But it is illegal to live off grid and they are cracking down on the folks doing it.
I think it's terrible! Their are still folks living in the mountains that have never had utilities.
But for some reason they think our society will collapse if everyone is not connected and paying taxes!

Seems something the population needs to get riled up about. I guess it makes sense not to have wells and septic systems at every house in "small lot" neighborhoods but where there are many acre properties hundreds or more feet from the road and even farther from each other??

luckily up here in Alaska

Does that statement mean you and the boys have made it home?

 

[MrsMistyReal]

Nope, you are talking about fainting goats.

That's it, it's hilarious to watch

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Bfs mom came to check on the dog today while we worked.

Mind you I treated the driveway yesterday morning, then almost died on it yesterday afternoon then retreated it last night .

This is the text I got

 

[microchick]

If they are "hard core" Amish, they eschew anything that uses electricity. "City water" is pumped. Aside from that, perhaps they prefer not to rely on "city services" preferring to be self sufficient.

With our local Amish it depends on their definition of 'self sufficient'. Won't own cars, but will bum rides from the local non Amish. Won't own a cell phone, but never pull yours out of your pocket around them or by the time you get it back the battery will be dead. Can't use power tools as they don't have electricity but if you hire them to work on your property, it's fine to use yours. When we moved here they were not allowed to own electric fence chargers but now they are allowed to use solar chargers. No rubber on their buggy tires. Too worldly but they will ride in cars with regular tires as long as they don't own the auto. No, wait! We know one Amish construction business that owns a pickup truck but they are not allowed to drive it. The Amish that own dairy cows or goats have electricity in the form of generators. They can power the generators with electric starts from a battery. But the wringer washing machines have to be powered by lawnmower type motors.

I know each community has it's own ordnung all I'm saying is that the one that governs our local community is a confusing conglomeration of contradictions. Almost as if they have a foot in two different worlds/societies. I respect them immensely. Like them for the most part. but even though my own father was Pennsylvania Dutch, I don't understand them and gave up trying about 8 years ago right after we got out of the sheep business with our neighbor. He wouldn't worm them. They were dropping like flies from parasites. We spent a few hundred dollars and wormed the whole flock including ours that were running with his flock. Then he announced that he was going to sell his flock for sheep that were more resistant to parasites even though his flock and ours were Katahdins which are noted for their parasite resistance crossed with another breed that is also rated for high parasite resistance. My reaction wasLearned real fast that the chasm between them and us is wide and deep.

Now we are friendly with them, good neighbors, always willing to help and they are the same towards us. Sometimes that is the best you can hope for in the light of not being able to understand one another's societies.

Still it's really funny for the owner of the local small motor repair shop, a wonderful Amish family, to ask DH for help repairing an electrical system on a machine somebody has brought in for them to fix. Motors they are fine with but electrical systems.Ain't gonna happen. DH spent an afternoon teaching one of the young men how to use a voltmeter. They sent him home with a free bag of chicken scratch grains so I told DH to help out whenever he wanted to, LOL.

 

[Beer can]

Bfs mom came to check on the dog today while we worked.

Mind you I treated the driveway yesterday morning, then almost died on it yesterday afternoon then retreated it last night .

This is the text I got
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Need more sand. Or do what dw's family always did. Their driveway is super steep and half mile long. Just used a tractor with tire chains and loaded tires to get up and down lol.
I got this pic from dd#2 today. They were late getting home, had to wait for another bus. Said the bus driver made them all move to one side cause it was teetering...

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Now that's scary!!!!

 

[bruceha2000]

Mind you I treated the driveway yesterday morning, then almost died on it yesterday afternoon then retreated it last night .

This is the text I got
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Hey, she stayed on the driveway!!! DD2 went off the road Sunday night after work. Near as I can figure she probably hit some ice. Didn't go too far off and a good Samaritan stopped but couldn't' get the car out. So he went back to his friend's house nearby and returned and pulled the car back on the road. She said several people were sliding where she did but managed to regain control. I figure 2 things:

1. They saw her off the road and slowed down
2. It is a DARN good thing they did regain control or they likely would have slid right into her car

Even though she "didn't hit anything" as in a tree or something, the front bumper is crunched some and the frame is bent back to the radiator. Must have hit a short cut off tree or something.

Waiting for the estimate from the repair place to see if she will be putting in an insurance claim. May not be the best thing for someone who has only had a car for < 6 months.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Need more sand. Or do what dw's family always did. Their driveway is super steep and half mile long. Just used a tractor with tire chains and loaded tires to get up and down lol.
I got this pic from dd#2 today. They were late getting home, had to wait for another bus. Said the bus driver made them all move to one side cause it was teetering...
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I guess it tottered not just teetered there.. no snow here another trip to the kia dealer as they said we where getting a discount 500 for BF military service wait a second you need his WHAT.........his separation papers oh crud you guys are aware that was 1968 right BF is not known for organizing found food stained work out photo copied page took picture texted to KIA guy ... had to take it up there one more trip there but hey we got total over 3000 off in discounts

 

[bruceha2000]

Now that's scary!!!!

Sure is!