i believe this happened earlier this year. it may have been noted on this forum, not sure.
i don’t intend to repeat.
.. Farm owner Joseph Hochstetler, of northern Knox County, Ohio, needed to move a post-frame barn. But rather than call for hoists, cranes, or flat-bed semitrailers, Hochstetler called several hundred of his Amish neighbors to lend a few hands.
The neighbors answered Hochstetler’s call by, quite literally, lifting the humungous barn structure off the ground with their bare hands and moving it approximately 150 feet to a new location.
Stunning video footage captured by an onlooker caught the moment that the barn was lifted and moved, and the incredible strength, ingenuity, and cooperation of the helpers. ..
The report continues .. adds a little perspective about Amish life.
Re: Ohio: 250 Amish men and a barn
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2019 9:33 pm
by temporal1
Not being Amish, after my fear of the barn collapsing and hurting everyone - -
i remembered this popular old song:
High Hopes
Re: Ohio: 250 Amish men and a barn
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2019 12:58 pm
by ragpicker
This went down just a few miles from where I live
Re: Ohio: 250 Amish men and a barn
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 4:27 am
by Swiss Bro
I understand red cars are seen as a sign of pride in some plain circles. What about red barns? (only half kidding)
Re: Ohio: 250 Amish men and a barn
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 10:14 am
by temporal1
Swiss Bro wrote:I understand red cars are seen as a sign of pride in some plain circles.
What about red barns? (only half kidding)
The history of red paint for barns is lengthy and interesting.
i would enjoy a foray into the Anabaptist perspective .. anyone?
here is some general history, most habits begin with what is necessary and practical -
Centuries ago, European farmers would seal the wood on their barns with an oil, often linseed oil -- a tawny-colored oil derived from the seed of the flax plant. ...
Wealthy farmers added blood from a recent slaughter to the oil mixture.
As the paint dried, it turned from a bright red to a darker, burnt red.
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