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On Dec 16, 10:19 am, HK wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:19:01 -0500, HK wrote:
None of my union associates are even slightly offended by the hiring of
the Amish for this sort of work.
That's good. We'd hate to see picket lines around your place - bad
for the neighborhood and all that.
The only pickets I've ever seen around here were in front of a Wal-Mart
a year or so ago, when just about everyone was protesting its plans to
build a stuporWal-Mart or whatever they call it on the site. So many
signatures were gathered that the county commissioners knew for sure
they'd be tossed out on their butts if they let the store have its way
with our county.

Every group has its upside and downside, but I do admire the Amish sense
of community. The crews around here typically work for themselves, their
family, and their collective community. They've formed a kibbutzim! I'll
have to kid one of the elders I've grown to know over the years at the
produce market. I'm sure he'll get a laugh out of it.

While you are it tell them how you feel about their beleifs and
traditions. Funny how you can justify anything you want no matter how
much it seems to go against your stated posisitions. Again, must be a
liberal thing.. You know, scream about Global taxing and fly private
jets or use the higest carbon footprint solution for your un-necessary
gas guzzling toys. Scream about media bias while in direct
colaboration with all the main outlets. Or deliberately attend and
disrespect a Christmas parade, just to hurt folks feelings, then hire
the most religeous folks you can find, because they have a moral core
and good work ethic. Collect a pension from a bunch of folks you
milked for years already and then hire non-union help around the
house. I bet there are plenty of union carpenters that would build you
a shed, you are just full of ****. You are indeed the top of the
barrel when it comes to liberal justification and self indulgence. Go
ahead, tell one of the elders how you really feel

A. I have no feelings one way or the other about Amish religious
beliefs. Whatever they are, they keep those beliefs to themselves, and
do no go door to door looking for recruits, nor do they try to insist
that those outside their community adopt their ways. Therefore, your
comments about how you think I "really" feel about the Amish are naive
and ignorant. No surprise there.

B. Tying a guy up on a crucifix and parading him through the streets as
an ersatz Jesus is something I find repugnant. Period.

C. I'm not retired, and I'm not collecting a pension from anyone.

D. The union construction workers around here do not work single-family
residential. I was able to find some to work on my house when it was
being built, and I do have a union contractor plumber and union
electrician who I hire from time to time.

You must be a member of the Circle of Reggie and Herring Jerks, because
they also specialize in misreading and misinterpreting.

Have a nice day.