My Mennonite Neighbors

[sjerden]

Took this yesterday. Next door neighbor laying plastic mulch. He had it all done about a month ago, then it hailed and punched holes in his plastic. tore it all up and burnt it and is now re-laying it. Its a family affair.

 

[timster2]

I like the three horsepower tractor and voice activated implements.

 

[DKCDKC]

I've lived around Mennonites and Amish much of my life. Great people. I love how they adapt new ideas - like plastic mulch - to old methods, like horse drawn implements.

 

[texasjohn]

Great photo.

I got to thinking...I always hear good, reasonable things about the Amish and Mennonites. When a killer tornado hit Jarrell several years ago, the Mennonites showed up early and stayed late, helping in many real ways with their sweat, tools and know how, for months,...very self sufficient, genuine.

On the other hand, I never hear about other sects such as Warren Jeffs or Branch Davidians until they make the news...and not in a good way.

Guess it's all in the leadership.

 

[firefighter9208]

Anyone else notice that the one guy standing on the back of the plastic laying machine is bare-footed. It appears that the others have on shoes.

Chris

 

[dmccarty]

Anyone else notice that the one guy standing on the back of the plastic laying machine is bare-footed. It appears that the others have on shoes.

Chris

Yes I noticed it too. :laughing:

Later,
Dan

 

[sjerden]

I went over to borrow a punch once for my drip line and he was bare foot. He ran out to the shed to get me the tool, bare footed, just like Little Abner.

Anyone else notice that the one guy standing on the back of the plastic laying machine is bare-footed. It appears that the others have on shoes.

Chris

 

[Mousefield]

Nice pic. It's possible the 3 horse power will also fertilize at times. :laughing::laughing:

 

[dmccarty]

Nice pic. It's possible the 3 horse power will also fertilize at times. :laughing::laughing:

The kid in bare feet better be watchful.....



Later,
Dan

 

[sjerden]

Here he is on the way back once. The one that's barefoot looks like the Mennonite on the farm to the west of me.

Anyone else notice that the one guy standing on the back of the plastic laying machine is bare-footed. It appears that the others have on shoes.

Chris

 

[beersngars]

I've lived around Mennonites and Amish much of my life. Great people. I love how they adapt new ideas - like plastic mulch - to old methods, like horse drawn implements.

That's not my experiance. The amish around these parts will steal anything not nailed down, think what's yours is theirs, stink to high heaven and are just plain rude. I have no use for them.

 

[tcartwri]

You would be amazed at how tough your feet get if you go barefoot all the time. In South Africa I saw kids running barefoot on the crushed stone beside the highway. I can't even walk on rough concrete without boots on.

 

[sjerden]

All-in-all, they are just people. A couple of bad one's, but most are great people.

That's not my experiance. The amish around these parts will steal anything not nailed down, think what's yours is theirs, stink to high heaven and are just plain rude. I have no use for them.

 

[MoKelly]

I like the dog in the picture. Makes the picture real.

MoKelly

 

[sjerden]

There are good neighbors.

 

[ricklman]

Yep, I like 'em Just bought my weekly dose of Oatmeal Raisin cookies from the real nice lady! :licking:

 

[Bob77064]

There are lots of Mennonites and Amish here. The ones I have met are very fine people. We go to their stores to buy produce and baked goods.

 

[clemsonfor]

Great photo.

I got to thinking...I always hear good, reasonable things about the Amish and Mennonites. When a killer tornado hit Jarrell several years ago, the Mennonites showed up early and stayed late, helping in many real ways with their sweat, tools and know how, for months,...very self sufficient, genuine.

On the other hand, I never hear about other sects such as Warren Jeffs or Branch Davidians until they make the news...and not in a good way.

Guess it's all in the leadership.

UMMM this would be largly offensive to the Menonites or Amish if they had computers, well menonites might as they have POWER. But Those you mentioned are CULTS, who think they beleive in peaceful worship n god but kill themselves and others in the name of the lord, the menonits/amish on the other hand DONT!

 

[clemsonfor]

You would be amazed at how tough your feet get if you go barefoot all the time. In South Africa I saw kids running barefoot on the crushed stone beside the highway. I can't even walk on rough concrete without boots on.

Im 30 years old and still go barefoot most of the summer when not at work. I go around the house. I have soft feet right now as i have been in shoes all winter and the gravel hurts right now, but as summer goes i can easily walk on any paved surface even in the hot summer sun midday for a while till hot, at least 20x longer than those who dont go barfoot. Dont get me wrong i cant go long i still have to jump to grass etc. But in the woods as long as i dont get in black berries in the field or bamboo briars in the woods i can easily walf from my farm house on the farm to the back of the property 1 mile or so away barefoot.

Its just what your use to . I like not haveing to put on shoes each time i want to go outside. And i HATE flipflops. they flop around and trip you and just slow me down , the only time i really wear them is to walk across the hot parking lot in summer to get the trailer for the boat. But usually i take them off as there just a pain and trip me up and slow me down any other time.