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Aristus

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22. Shit. Now they're going after the Amish!

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Nov 26, 2021, 12:49 AM

Nov 2021

Wisconsin has gone crazy...

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9 injured when vehicle rear-ends Amish buggy in Wisconsin [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 OP

Geez. If one lives on Amish country you better learn to accommodate buggies. LakeArenal Nov 2021 #1

Dang, Wisconsin. The rest were in the North, catrose Nov 2021 #9

That IS amazing! ShazzieB Nov 2021 #14

It's one thing to drink. It's another to drink and drive TexasBushwhacker Nov 2021 #21

Alcoholism is a very popular sport in Wisconsin. nt Progressive Jones Nov 2021 #12

WTH is going on in WI? Deuxcents Nov 2021 #2

I saw this thread and came to post the same inquiry. nt Gore1FL Nov 2021 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author C Moon Nov 2021 #3

I live in one of the areas of WI John Ludi Nov 2021 #4

This incident occurred at 245 pm MichMan Nov 2021 #6

I used to live in central Wisconsin, where there are plenty of Amish. Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2021 #36

I wasn't aware of Amish in Wisconsin. LiberalFighter Nov 2021 #7

Yeah, there are quite a few up in northern Wisconsin. Luciferous Nov 2021 #10

The Amish are a branch of the Mennonites. Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2021 #37

Do Wisconsin Amish use lights on their buggies? JohnnyRingo Nov 2021 #8

SOME John Ludi Nov 2021 #26

It's fast becoming the Florida of the Midwest. RandySF Nov 2021 #11

Many of us Northern Illinoisans are starting to stay out of there. Progressive Jones Nov 2021 #16

Pretty sure fewer DJDog Nov 2021 #18

No doubt, but there's another reason to stay away. nt Progressive Jones Nov 2021 #19

I'm hoping John Ludi Nov 2021 #27

How's the horse? marble falls Nov 2021 #13

In Ohio the Amish have replaced about all their bicycles with e-bikes. I asked a Amish gentleman doc03 Nov 2021 #15

First and foremost the Amish are businesspeople. LakeArenal Nov 2021 #17

If they got rid of their buggies it would effect their tourist business. It seems doc03 Nov 2021 #20

Some of my ancestors settled in what was called Salemville. LiberalFighter Nov 2021 #29

Well I lived in Marquette. LakeArenal Nov 2021 #30

you're exactly right. there are differences stopdiggin Nov 2021 #33

I once saw a documentary about a barn raising in an Amish community. Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2021 #38

there are all sorts of caveats (large and small) stopdiggin Nov 2021 #40

Nice! C Moon Nov 2021 #23

Shit. Now they're going after the Amish! Aristus Nov 2021 #22

Holiday drunk driving, it sounds like. C Moon Nov 2021 #24

It happens too often KentuckyWoman Nov 2021 #25

I walk occasionally doing local errands like going to the grocery store. Prof. Toru Tanaka Nov 2021 #28

No word in the article about the condition of the horse. Coventina Nov 2021 #31

I noticed that too. Peregrine Took Nov 2021 #32

horrifying. so, so sorry for that family -(nt)- stopdiggin Nov 2021 #34

Inattentive driving - see that every day bucolic_frolic Nov 2021 #35

This particular man was arrested for Driving Under the Influence. n/t Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2021 #39

He was under the influence of a controlled substance, not alcohol. intheflow Nov 2021 #41