Amish workers from Hertzler Modular Homes position a home for Joyce Greenfield in Chaptico, Md., a deal sealed by a handshake. A typical home is built in two units, which are less than 14 feet wide so they can be transported on roads.
Posted on 02/15/2007 9:08:25 PM PST by Dan Evans
Amish workers from Hertzler Modular Homes position a home for Joyce Greenfield in Chaptico, Md., a deal sealed by a handshake. A typical home is built in two units, which are less than 14 feet wide so they can be transported on roads.
I would rather see the Amish building homes than illegal aliens. Trouble is there aren't enough Amish. But that will change because in the last 100 years the Amish population has increased by a factor of 36.
": They are exempt from paying Social Security taxes because they have waived the right to receive benefits"
Hey..how'd they get that deal? Sign me up!
I just bought a dining room set of furniture from an Amish craftsman.
The quality is head-and-shoulders above any other furniture maker I've considered.
So... there's that.
Grab some suspenders and a hat and grow a beard ;o)
Best stuff you can find for the price! I lost my job this year when the furniture store I worked for (which dealt almost exclusively in Amish-built furniture) went under. Now I'm spoiled - can't even look in a "regular" furniture store.
The Amish don't believe in insurance so they got an exemption about fifty years ago.
I'd take anything Amish-built over anything union-built. In a heartbeat. Funny how that is. :-)
When I was a young man and longing for purpose, I seriously considered moving to an Amish community and becoming one of them. I don't know if I'd have actually stopped being Catholic, and I obviously don't have a problem with using electricity, but I'd have worked for their trust for as many years as it took.
I want this deal! I resent being forced into the "Social Security" Ponzi scheme against my will, and I resent being tracked by business and government because of that damn social security number.
There's no phone, no lights, no motorcar
Not a single luxury
Like Robinson Caruso
It's as primitive as can be
A local Amish builder sold us a cabin from his inventory, 12 feet by 20 feet, unfinished interior but very nice porch, door and windows. He and his workers delivered and installed it on my property where I wanted it, all for under $4000. He was courteous, prompt, and friendly.
We are using it for storage right now, but it will be a nice guest cabin in a couple of years. All of the materials are first quality, and the workmanship is excellent.
That was also done on a handshake. The builder's wife was pregnant with their 6th child, she took the orders and did the office work.
I also bought a beautiful star quilt, a generous queen-sized (larger in dimension than a king-sized spread I bought from Penney's) from the wife, she said the community of women do quilts. It is exquisitely done, very highest quality. Under $800. When she handed it to me after the transaction, she said, "May you and your family sleep in peace under this quilt for generations to come."
The children are homeschooled, they watched everything their mother did, and were quiet, friendly, and very well behaved, and very curious about us. They looked me up and down from a distance, were curious about my clothes, my jewelry.
Don't assume because the Amish built it, it is good. My parents had an Amish Cabinent maker build a farm kitchen full of them. They looked great for about 6 months, then they all started cracking and coming apart. She drove back to the Amishman's house and told him about it. He wouldn't do anything, said that the guy that he bought the wood from sold him green lumber--so it wasn't his fault. Only problem was that the guy who sold him the lumber turned out to be his brother. There's crooked and there's good Amish, no different than the rest of us.
Same here. I didn't know that was possible.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
I am thinking of ordering one of the round dining room tables they make (72" wide) over the internet.
From what I have learned they make great furniture.
Neither does my religion, which I just made up now. I demand my exemption now! The persecution of my people must end!
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