Very common around where I lived in Indiana. The Amish hired "Englishmen" with vans to haul them around for work and travel to the other Amish communities in the state, so you would see them on the road all the time.
The communities I worked with in northern Indiana around Nappanee and Shipshewana allowed the use of stationary gas and diesel engines to run machinery. No electricity, however. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Jan 6, 2016, at 2:02 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > >> On January 6, 2016 at 1:45 PM Rich Thomas via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> Actually I think they could, if it was battery-powered. Apparently they >> can use mobile phones, as the issue is that the devil can come in >> through the electric wires but if the device is not connected to the >> mains then it is OK. > > Every Amish community has its own rules. The one closest to me does not allow > driving or motor vehicle ownership. > However, you can rent / hire one, like taking an "Amish Taxi" to Wal-Mart. My > mom's cousin bought a van and provided taxi service to the Amish for a while. > > So, with a legitimate business need, a contractor can lease a work van and > hire > an English crewman to drive it to jobs. > The vans I've seen are always diesel. Don't know if that's a religious thing > or > not. > > Mitch. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
