Okay, I am going to hell, because I immediately wondered if Amish people have to be taken to the hospital in a horse-drawn ambulance.
Nah. The Amish can be driven, they just can't drive.
What? I'm not allowed to hit people? Wesley: Not people capable of genocide. Angel: Those are exactly the types of people I should be allowed to hit!
'Just Rewards (2)'
Natter 47: My Brilliance Is Wasted On You People
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Aims - Oct 02, 2006 7:52:26 am PDT #1568 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
§ ita § - Oct 02, 2006 7:54:59 am PDT #1569 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The Amish can be driven, they just can't drive.
So all public transport is copacetic? That takes the shine off a bunch of jokes.
Spoilsports.
Aims - Oct 02, 2006 7:56:00 am PDT #1570 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
So all public transport is copacetic?
I'm not sure about public transport. Hmmm.
Jesse - Oct 02, 2006 7:57:05 am PDT #1571 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I was just talking about this with my coworker -- I love that the Amish reevalute, and are willing to be part of the modern world. Living in 1820 is NOT what they're about, even though it might look that way sometimes.
Dana - Oct 02, 2006 7:57:53 am PDT #1572 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Mostly Italy, and a couple of days in London.
Aims - Oct 02, 2006 7:58:27 am PDT #1573 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Ok, I found a bunch of reports on Amish and Mennonite Transportation. But yes, public transport is ok for them.
Cashmere - Oct 02, 2006 7:58:31 am PDT #1574 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I'm not sure about public transport. Hmmm.
Public transport is fine. But the buses usually don't run too far into Amish country. People make extra money by buying the large, passenger vans and ferrying them around where I grew up. I also knew a farmer that kept some large, chest freezers in his barn where the Amish could store frozen food.
I think some might even be carrying cell phones now. But that may be the Menonites.
Tom Scola - Oct 02, 2006 7:59:38 am PDT #1575 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I was reading an article about how, after the phone company started dismantling pay phones, the Amish set up their own private phone booths, using cell phones. The gist of article was that they weren't against using phones, but having them in their homes was a disruption.
§ ita § - Oct 02, 2006 8:00:41 am PDT #1576 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm crushing on the Amish right now. Despite using my laptop in bed and stuff.
Tom Scola - Oct 02, 2006 8:01:09 am PDT #1577 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Here's the phone booth article: [link]
[ETA: the slide show that goes with the article is really good]