Amish Woodworking

The Heat Surge Amish Heater

Byerik
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Popped open a copy of USA Today in between flights yesterday, and what should I find but another full-page ad for the ‘Amish miracle heater’. I was hoping to avoid the heater issue as it’s been covered enough elsewhere, but looks like there is a lot of fresh reporting just out.  Good Amish heater analysis at consumeraffairs.com as well as a Philly Fox News report…

Amish Furniture Shop: Noise complaints

Byerik
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Those Amish are too darn loud. So say the neighbors. It seems the ‘peaceful people’ in one PA community are getting their share of noise complaints. No public power means the Amish have to find other ways to juice their woodworking equipment. The idyllic calm that many assume defines life in Amish America, is, in reality, often more like a deafening roar. If you’ve ever…