On 11/19/2010 9:10 AM, Jeff Thies wrote:
On 11/6/2010 1:41 PM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On Sat, 6 Nov 2010 10:19:19 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

On Nov 6, 2:21 pm, wrote:
As a single senior and not very handy, I still get lots of useful
information from this group.
So whats the story with the Heat Surge that I just saw an
infomercial about? Is it a scam? Does it actually save money? Has
anyone tried one? Thanks for any help.

It is pure bull****. You are just paying for a bit of fancy wood. I
feel sure you can get an infra-red heater for $20 at a local store.
Unless you're into the ersatz antique look that is.

Furniture is expensive. Good Amish furniture is quite expensive
(though there
is nothing saying that this is "good").

What's happened to these Amish? I thought they rubbed sticks to
gether to keep warm. (Gathered that from "Witness". Part of my
Hollywood education)

Amish make furniture to stay warm. Amish aren't as backwards as Europeons
would like to think.


They call us the English, because amongst themselves they speak a German
dialect.

For the most part the Amish rules are set locally, the main thing is no
connection to the outside world. They use electricity, but not off the
grid. Flashlights when I knew them had a 2 battery max rule. They all
had LED flashlights, they liked looking at pics on my digital.

Some Amish clans have gotten quite progressive, I ran across one couple
driving a nice pickup truck. I've seen others with digital cameras, but
this is not usual.

Some of the rules can be odd, the Amish I knew had to fell trees with a
handsaw, but they could cut them up with power tools back in the barn.
Go figure...

The Amish I knew had no particular woodworking skills. Nice people.
Mostly a tough life.

Jeff

Most things made by Amish people in the Lancaster area of PA are pieces
of crap. I suppose it's the ones that make their own rules that put out
poor products but they stamp everything "Made By Amish in Amish
Country", and suckers buy the crap. For a long time they made a lot of
mobile homes at a factory in the area, again crap. Traveling through
the Lancaster area you will find many Amish homes with electric and
phone lines, but there are also a good amount who aren't on the grid.