The area I grew up with in southern Ohio had an Amish community outside of town. At the time, I thought them to be rude, but I was young. As I matured and moved to another part of Ohio, I encountered German Baptists. I enjoyed my dealings with them. A little later in life, I began to have a budding friendship with a Mennonite man who I sent contract lathe work to, due to the size of what his machine could handle. I say friendship, because I was invited to dinner at their house a few times. His wife rarely, if ever, spoke to me, but he and I enjoyed many conversations.

Now that I'm in a different state, one where Amish are abundant, I encounter them a bit more, depending on the area that I'm in. I no longer view them as rude...just very conservative in their actions, and almost distrustful of outsiders. They're more than happy to take my money, however, and that's just fine with me. I plan on hiring an Amish crew in another year or so to re-side my house. Many in my area have hired this same crew, and they do great work. They put in a full day, and never has anyone had a complaint about their work, or their work ethics. No screwing around...it's solid work when they're on site.

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1987 560SL
85,000 miles