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Old 08-06-2018, 04:56 PM   #1
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Amish man starts "Uber" ride service with his horse and buggy


Love it!

https://wwmt.com/news/local/amish-ma...orse-and-buggy
 
Old 08-06-2018, 08:37 PM   #2
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Made me wonder how you contact this guy. Go to his house and wait? Send snail mail?
 
Old 08-06-2018, 08:42 PM   #3
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I used to spend lots of time in Lancaster County, Pa., where there are many Amish and Mennonites. In fact, the crew of the Harrison Ford movie, Witness, stayed in the hotel that my company used for residential training classes (except of course, for the top stars and staff, who had houses rented for them).

There are a number gradations of Amish, some more strict than others. They also make a distinction between using modern technology for business and using it for their personal lives. You would never see a tractor, but you might see electrical wires to the barn for the care and well-being of the livestock, but not see electrical wires to the house for use by the family.
 
Old 08-06-2018, 09:10 PM   #4
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Made me wonder how you contact this guy.
Work on the horse.
Every time I walk past one in a yard and I'm eating fruit they always seem to come over for a bite ...
 
Old 08-06-2018, 09:13 PM   #5
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He is just calling himself an Uber, he doesn't actually work for the company.
Hmm, sounds like a trademark lawsuit waiting to happen.



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Made me wonder how you contact this guy. Go to his house and wait? Send snail mail?
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The Amish Uber can be found in Colon over the weekend giving rides during the 81st annual Abbott's Magic Get Together.

To get a ride you have to flag him down without a cellphone.
 
Old 08-06-2018, 11:35 PM   #6
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Hmm, sounds like a trademark lawsuit waiting to happen.
Not even they would be that stupid - they've probably had their quota of bad (abysmal) publicity for a while.
 
Old 08-07-2018, 01:49 AM   #7
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Not even they would be that stupid
this is insulting.
please edit.
 
Old 08-07-2018, 02:19 AM   #8
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Huh ?.
 
Old 08-07-2018, 02:47 AM   #9
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Huh ?.
i find it hard to believe you don't understand.
saying (about amish or any group of people) "not even they would be that stupid" implies that amish are stupid to begin with. this is insulting and discriminating.
in case you think i invented this, i didn't. it's the equivalent of "for a black (*), he's really intelligent".

(*) you can substitute almost any group of people here; just trying to find an example that even thick-skulled people understand. no offense against africans/african-americans intended.

this is actually worse than a (personal) insult.
it's discrimination.

i didn't before, but now i reported it.

Last edited by ondoho; 08-07-2018 at 02:51 AM.
 
Old 08-07-2018, 03:15 AM   #10
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i find it hard to believe you don't understand.
saying (about amish or any group of people) "not even they would be that stupid" implies that amish are stupid to begin with. this is insulting and discriminating.
in case you think i invented this, i didn't. it's the equivalent of "for a black (*), he's really intelligent".

(*) you can substitute almost any group of people here; just trying to find an example that even thick-skulled people understand. no offense against africans/african-americans intended.

this is actually worse than a (personal) insult.
it's discrimination.

i didn't before, but now i reported it.
So it's ok to call what "conspiration theorists'" say "horse manure" ? That's sounds to me like your calling them "stupid" and/or that what they say is just rubbish;

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so you're saying "because some people are corrupt and will use just about everything to get richer and more powerful, everything they abuse to achieve that is automatically a hoax"?

conspiration theorists' horse manure.
I could say that's insulting to "conspiration theorists". I could also say the same about a number of your other posts... should I report them ?

You've also defaced my username a number of times in a number of posts - which I have reported and further such posts will also be reported.

I wouldn't call the kettle black if I were you ondoho.

Just sayin'

On-topic: The horse and buggy is still a normal mode of transport in some country's - believe it or not.
 
Old 08-07-2018, 03:29 AM   #11
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This is how I read it:
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Not even they [Uber] would be that stupid - they've probably had their quota of bad (abysmal) publicity for a while.
Not a slur against the Amish or any ethnic or religious group.
 
Old 08-07-2018, 04:23 AM   #12
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This is how I read it:

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Not even they [Uber] would be that stupid - they've probably had their quota of bad (abysmal) publicity for a while.
Not a slur against the Amish or any ethnic or religious group.
That's also how I read it for the record.
 
Old 08-07-2018, 08:15 AM   #13
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That's also how I read it for the record.
Me too! I was quite surprised to see there was an alternative reading.
 
Old 08-07-2018, 09:51 AM   #14
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Me too! I was quite surprised to see there was an alternative reading.
Same here. Although, I wasn't surprised by a certain member's "take" on what was said. It seems their more than happy to tell the world their opinions, but take issue with others doing the same [hypocrisy].

What a silly thing to suggest by that same member...
 
Old 08-07-2018, 10:55 AM   #15
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