"Since when do the amish use electricity? Around ehre, they are encouraged to breed dogs by the Department of Agriculture THey do not use electricity" They can use electricity in buildings they do not own, and where deemed necessary by law such as milk houses ( keeping milk cold) and butcher shops. My neighbors are Amish and as long as their home is not paid for they must keep the electricity in it. I suppose they wouldn't have to use it, but they do. I've also have seen electricity used in barns where they have a business. Not sure how they square this with the church, but there it is. They also use propane in surprising ways, from running a refrigerator, to powering generators. I don't know what the difference is between electricity coming from the power line or the generator. As I write this I'm thinking of the furniture maker who has several generators to power his dryers and sprayers, the one with the kid with asthma for her medical stuff, the harness maker for his sewing machines, ect. and we won't even go into the amish who show up every night at the local fire company to watch a little tv..... Haven't you seen the little houses down by the end of their lanes? Thats where the phone and the answering machine is. Never mind the answering machine, most have cell phones, they keep it up there beside where they hang the roach clips in their buggy! . SueT ( Oops, did I just upset the tourist industry?) who lives in Lancaster County. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================