HK wrote:
John H. wrote:
On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 12:59:50 -0500, HK wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 10:19:01 -0500, HK wrote:

Every group has its upside and downside, but I do admire the Amish
sense of community.
Yes, good people.

Do they use modern tools and equipment with their construction?

Yes, they do, and they arrive in pick-me-up trucks. They bring needed
cash back to their community, and I suppose they get a dispensation
from the elders. It's nice visiting their markets, too, because the
young girls who work the booths with their moms, dads, brothers,
sisters, grandparents, et cetera, are there sans tons of goopy
make-up and weirdo hairstyles, and they look much prettier than most
of their "English" contemporaries. When we go to the market, I mostly
schmooze with some of the elders while my wife stocks up on their
food products, fresh and canned, and their floral baskets. They come
to market with their horses and black buggies, and some open
horse-drawn cars. Nice-looking draught horses.

I especially like the fact that while they keep their traditions,
cultural and religious, they don't try to force any of that on
others. In that regard, they're like Jews, who I also admire as
religious people for the same reasons.

Harry, where are these markets you go to? Are you talking PA, or are
there
some local ones around here?


The one we hit most often is on Route 5 between Hughesville and and
Hollywood in St. Mary's County, MD. It's on the grounds of the public
library. I don't know the name of the small intersection there.

If you went over the bridge at Solomons and turned right on Route 5,
you'd be there in about 15 miles, give or take.

Actually, that might be Route 235...it's the main drag between those two
metropolitan areas, Hughesville and California.