WWA Info Exchange

This was sent to me in an email by a friend from back in southwestern Pennsylvania where I grew up. I turned that email into a web page for everyone here to enjoy. So click on the link and enjoy:

http://home.roadrunner.com/~jimgsr/Barn ... ising.html

Jim

GREAT JOB, Jim!!!! A modern day barn raising--it can still be done!!

Thanks for sharing

Verna

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Verna
Indianapolis, IN

That is amazing. POWER TO THE AMISH PEOPLE.

Wayne

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My father was my Mentor for my WW hobby. luv ya dad.

WW'ers I have met.
Guroo
Verna
Wooder
Paul, (brother,)
Falcon1.
Gene and his friend George

Since I live in Holmes County Ohio which is the center of the largest Amish comunity, I often get involved in barn and house raisings. It is truely amazing how well several carpenter crews,and local farmers can work so smoothly together. Meanwhile the Habitate for Humanity group spends far more time talking and eating doughnuts than working when building houses. We can learn a lot from our Amish neighbors. both groups get the job done and I am glad to be a part of which ever group I am working with, but the Amish are far more efficient.

Jim -

I don't mean anything contrary but - the series of captions mentions the workers arriving by bus. I was under the impression that the Amish eschewed motorized transport in preference to carriages and wagons. Am I misinformed or have they relaxed this prohibition?

None the less, it's an amazing demonstration of the power of cooperative effort. Would that more people would recognize this.

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Nullum Gratuitum Prandium

Cheers - Dennis

Dennis, the Amish don't own cars but it is my understanding that they aren't opposed to riding in them, at least that's the way of the Amish in SW Penna.

Good grief, that was incredible! Think we could get them to come to Lewiston and put our house up?

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WWAIDAUX#1

"One Tree Short of a Forrest!"

That reminds me of my "Barn Raising" that I posted back in June!
Mine took from 7:30 AM until 11:30 AM! Of course my barn was much smaller and a "pre-fab" but, I had only two Amish men doing the job!
Those people know how to pre-plan and get to work!! As we all know...."Time is Money"

Rog

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Dont badmouth no strangers, they just friends you aint met yet.

An ounce of responsibility is worth a pound of State and Federal laws.

I spent most of my money on woodworking
tools and beer, the rest I just wasted.

Wow!!
I could do with a team of Amish to raise my shop.... It'd be up in time for Christmas that way. Pity it's a bit far for them to come

Ray

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I aim to live for ever.... and it's taking me that long to get my workshop finished!

If they could make it to your house, it would be up monday afternoon....They do not work on Sundays.

Rog

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Dont badmouth no strangers, they just friends you aint met yet.

An ounce of responsibility is worth a pound of State and Federal laws.

I spent most of my money on woodworking
tools and beer, the rest I just wasted.

It has taken me 2 days to put a raised platform in. however ain't no way you are getting 60 men in this condo I am working on

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Mango
The land some where in the middle
20 47 00N -156 26 00W

Now that's what you call TEAM WORK

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Frank
WWACOAUX#1
"I love the smell of Sawdust in the morning, it smells like, victory."
WWA'ers I've met: Popeye, Ed Avery, Stephen Wolf, Rockfish, Rodedon