[SEL] Amish restraint laws?

[bill at antique-engines.com]

That's a bunch of crap. Ask anyone around Kalona, Iowa.
Although they don't profess to have "pride" as such, they are very mindful
of the quality of their work. In other words, they care, and anything they
make, I'd be happy to own as being of good quality.
How many Amish-built homes and barns from 100 years ago are still around
today? How many "Rape and Pillage Construction Company, Inc." built homes
built 50 years ago are around today?
It's a matter of money. The Amish will do it cheaper and better and they
know it!

Bill

> Question for any/all folks in areas with large Amish communities.
> Does anyone else have laws forbidding them to do construction or
> remodeling work in their areas/towns.
> One of the local townships (Canajoharie NY) seems to have a BIG problem
> with them. They passed new code laws that Specify that NO Amish
> building/construction or labor may be used in the township because they
> use "Inferior building materials and methods of construction" and
> because they "do not carry insurance for liability" The amazing thing is
> that insurance is NOT required for anyone else either. There are a LOT
> of outfits that do work in the town that don't carry insurance. The
> other item is a real joke. The barns and houses they built before this
> new code were all post and beam construction with fitted tenon and pin
> joints just like the 150+ year old barn I have here. And made out of
> full rough cut lumber just like it has as well. I'm thinking that the
> REAL reason behind it is simply MONEY. The Amish built and entire 9 room
> log home with an attached garage for a person in the town and did it for
> WELL under 30,000 dollars. And they had it built from the ground up in
> less than 2 months. Kind of showed up the local big shot construction
> outfits so I think they started spreading a bunch of lies.
>
> Anyone else have this kind of situation?
>
> Steve Williams
> Near Cooperstown, New York
>
>
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