Another good reason to go Amish
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Another good reason to go Amish
At camp this weekend it was around 0 Fahrenheit. Some find it hard to relax and take a dump in an outhouse at those temperatures. One of the adults, who didn't drive his own vehicle, borrowed another adults Jeep Liberty to go drive up to the camp administration building to use a flush toilet. Somehow (ya think he might have been in a hurry?) I got a call that he needed a wrecker. Seems he came down a hill and around a corner and skidded up onto a guardrail on top of the dam, ending with the two right-side wheels hanging over the ravine below. Steering knuckle arm for the tie-rod was broken off, the chin spoiler was stripped off and the right-front wheel-well liner and wheel opening trim were stripped off. Besides his hand being sore from when the wheel jerked hard (hooked thumb in wheel spoke?) it could have been a lot worse for the driver and the vehicle if it had gone down into the ravine - 20' drop down into the stream that drains from the lake. It took two wreckers to lift the Jeep off the guardrail w/o risking dumping it over the edge or slitting the gas tank on the guardrail.
50 internets to the first person who sez Y this is another good reason to go Amish. (it's not difficult, but it is so true)
50 internets to the first person who sez Y this is another good reason to go Amish. (it's not difficult, but it is so true)
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Re: Another good reason to go Amish
im assuming by the way your telling the story it wasnt your jeep liberty? i hope not
im gonna guess that this person asked you to drive your car, but they couldn't drive stick so they took the other persons? and they crashed? if so that is not only hilarious but definitely a plus of owning a manual. lessens the chance of people being able to drive your car...and do damage to it.
im gonna guess that this person asked you to drive your car, but they couldn't drive stick so they took the other persons? and they crashed? if so that is not only hilarious but definitely a plus of owning a manual. lessens the chance of people being able to drive your car...and do damage to it.
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Re: Another good reason to go Amish
Close enough! Award this man his 150 Internets.LHOswald wrote:im assuming by the way your telling the story it wasnt your jeep liberty? i hope not
im gonna guess that this person asked you to drive your car, but they couldn't drive stick so they took the other persons? and they crashed? if so that is not only hilarious but definitely a plus of owning a manual. lessens the chance of people being able to drive your car...and do damage to it.
The borrowing driver didn't bother to ask to use my Jeep, because he rode with me before and already knew I was Amish.
Think of it - maybe 20% or less of North American drivers can impose upon you to let you lend them your vehicle. That should lower your insurance rates right there, right? (especially since Amish drivers are probably much better drivers, on average, than the "English")
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Re: Another good reason to go Amish
sweet ill bet that other dude was pissed as you were sputtering through your laughter "should've bought a manual!"Rope-Pusher wrote:Close enough! Award this man his 150 Internets.LHOswald wrote:im assuming by the way your telling the story it wasnt your jeep liberty? i hope not
im gonna guess that this person asked you to drive your car, but they couldn't drive stick so they took the other persons? and they crashed? if so that is not only hilarious but definitely a plus of owning a manual. lessens the chance of people being able to drive your car...and do damage to it.
The borrowing driver didn't bother to ask to use my Jeep, because he rode with me before and already knew I was Amish.
Think of it - maybe 20% or less of North American drivers can impose upon you to let you lend them your vehicle. That should lower your insurance rates right there, right? (especially since Amish drivers are probably much better drivers, on average, than the "English")
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Re: Another good reason to go Amish
No, I responded to the SOS and then drove back to go get the vehicle owner after I saw that it wasn't something that I could ficks with my tow strap.
Owner "So, how is it?"
Me "Grandpa went up on the roof"
Owner "What?"
Me "And the was snow on the roof and he slipped and fell off the roof"
Owner "???"
Me "And we tried to help him, but we need to call an ambulance"
Owner "???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????"
Me "And I'm thinkin' he's gonna need surgery before he gets better"
Owner "So, what does this all have to do with my Jeep?"
Me "You're not driving it home from camp"
Owner "So, how is it?"
Me "Grandpa went up on the roof"
Owner "What?"
Me "And the was snow on the roof and he slipped and fell off the roof"
Owner "???"
Me "And we tried to help him, but we need to call an ambulance"
Owner "???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????"
Me "And I'm thinkin' he's gonna need surgery before he gets better"
Owner "So, what does this all have to do with my Jeep?"
Me "You're not driving it home from camp"
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Re: Another good reason to go Amish
Sooo if you're not Amish, you're automatically English?
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Re: Another good reason to go Amish
you must not know much about the amish community...ElectroGhandi wrote:Sooo if you're not Amish, you're automatically English?
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Re: Another good reason to go Amish
I thought the English mainly drive Amish.
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Re: Another good reason to go Amish
"Amish people often refer to non-Amish as “English,” because they speak the English language."
You know, words like "Drive", "Park", "+", "-", "L", "D", "Autostick", "DCT", "CVT", all them cuss words what us gentlemen of true character avoid speaking.
You know, words like "Drive", "Park", "+", "-", "L", "D", "Autostick", "DCT", "CVT", all them cuss words what us gentlemen of true character avoid speaking.
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Re: Another good reason to go Amish
QFTRope-Pusher wrote:"Amish people often refer to non-Amish as “English,” because they speak the English language."
You know, words like "Drive", "Park", "+", "-", "L", "D", "Autostick", "DCT", "CVT", all them cuss words what us gentlemen of true character avoid speaking.
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Re: Another good reason to go Amish
I kno, rite? My whole family is English and every time I utter Amish words to them, they always tell me: "It's too early to learn manuals," "You should just get a regular car like everybody else," or "Nobody drives manuals anymore." It's such a pain in the ass.
MANUALS ARE SO UNDERRATED!! xD