Here or humor - where to put this one?

If there was such a category as Common Sense, I'd put it there. It makes perfect sense to me to have signs to let the non-locals driving through that they have a good chance of encountering a horse-drawn conveyance. It might even be better to provide some basic education about sharing the road with a horse carriage (i.e. don't crowd up, honk the horn, squeal the tires, or follow alongside to get that perfect video sequence).

It's like the "deaf children playing" or deer crossing signs. It's a feature of the environment that should be taken into account.

Beanbag
 
I was mostly amused by the title of the article. I've sadly read too many local stories of buggies being struck by our modern vehicles with tragic results. I agree with the common sense category...
 
The issue with the Amish is not so much that all technology is bad, but that it tends to connect them to the outside world or make them dependent upon it.

The solar powered signs make sense to that pov, since they are a standalone system and do not connect to powerlines etc.

http://www.shawcreekgeneralstore.com/amish_article1.htm
 
RandFan said:
All because some group of people don't want to embrace technology. Yes, it is ironic.

Don't get me wrong, I'm for them living their lives as they see fit. Also, I think the signs are to comply with regulation, right?
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It has nothing to do with embracing technology. It is primarily to avoid depending on things outside their community. The Amish man who built our kichen cabinets designed them on a laptop computer that he recharges with a diesel generator, and marked the walls with a laser level before he hung them.
 
I'm curious why they have no Muslim, Jewish, etc. County Commissioners - all it mentioned were the Christian ones - and that kind of implied the Amish aren't Christian. :D
 
Kopji said:
The issue with the Amish is not so much that all technology is bad, but that it tends to connect them to the outside world or make them dependent upon it.

The solar powered signs make sense to that pov, since they are a standalone system and do not connect to powerlines etc.

http://www.shawcreekgeneralstore.com/amish_article1.htm
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I don't understand the motivation behind the "no lightning rods" rule.
 
Modified said:
I don't understand the motivation behind the "no lightning rods" rule.
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Knowing them, I'd suspect it indicates a lack of faith to put up a lightning rod. They don't talk about religion or their faith much at all. The only overtly religious thing I've seen from them (other than their lifestyle) is a silent prayer before a meal.
 
Freethinker said:
It has nothing to do with embracing technology. It is primarily to avoid depending on things outside their community. The Amish man who built our kichen cabinets designed them on a laptop computer that he recharges with a diesel generator, and marked the walls with a laser level before he hung them.
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So who, inside their community, built the laptop, wrote the software, made the generator, refined the crude to get the diesel, ....
 
ottle said:
Me too! First thing I thought was "Hey! I want a solar-powered buggy too!"
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I wondered what solar powered buggies had to do with religion/philosophy.

"Zen and the art of Solar Buggy Maintainence?"
 
joobz said:
I wondered what solar powered buggies had to do with religion/philosophy.

"Zen and the art of Solar Buggy Maintainence?"
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The article headline sort of sounds like a public service announcement... 10 warning signs that your buggy may be solar powered...
 
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