On Aug 4, 2:33*am, "Rod Speed" wrote:
Man at B&Q wrote









Rod Speed wrote
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Davey wrote:
polygonum wrote:
Surprised to see what looks very much like OSB lining
the Amish house on the program on BBC2 right now.
Not to mention the Fridge, the 'phone (in an outhouse!) and the solar
The Amish philosophy is not to adopt a technology just
for the sake of adopting a technology. If it is a
useful tool to accomplish the work they chose to do,
and not a frivoulous toy, then they will use it.
Its MUCH more complicated than that in practice.
That doesn't explain why they refuse to use an engine
in stuff as basic as a bike etc.
A telephone is a useful emergency communication device,
They don't just use the phone in the outhouse for emergencys.
And they'd be a lot better off with the phone in the house for emergencys
anyway.
Who's house,

The house where the emergency happens, stupid.

and why?

Even you can't actually be THAT stupid.

You obviously are.

We were talking about a single shared 'phone "...they'd be a lot
better off with *the* phone in the house...".

So, again, who should house it and how should they be chosen? Will
they mind being woken at all hours whenever someone else wants to use
the 'phone?

MBQ