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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:54:25 -0500, 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.

What days? I'll run the wife down there. We like that ride and it's not
far.

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John H. wrote:
On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:54:25 -0500, 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.

What days? I'll run the wife down there. We like that ride and it's not
far.


We usually go there on Saturdays. It's on the grounds of the Charlotte
Hall library in St Marys County. I would call the library first, as I
have no idea whether the farmers show up in the winter cold. Never been
there in the winter. Bring cash in small bills. The Amish do not accept
plastic at the market, and most of the food items are only a few dollars
for a whole lot of eats. The breads are terrific.

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

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.

That is admirable.

Tucked in until March
 

On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:35:47 -0500, HK wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:54:25 -0500, 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.

What days? I'll run the wife down there. We like that ride and it's not
far.


We usually go there on Saturdays. It's on the grounds of the Charlotte
Hall library in St Marys County. I would call the library first, as I
have no idea whether the farmers show up in the winter cold. Never been
there in the winter. Bring cash in small bills. The Amish do not accept
plastic at the market, and most of the food items are only a few dollars
for a whole lot of eats. The breads are terrific.

I thank you! I'll check it out. I'll put it on the calendar for next March.
That should be pretty safe.