tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post349996670420846029..comments2023-11-17T03:50:24.606-05:00Comments on <a href="http://www.velmabolyard.com">Wake Robin</a> : north country residentsVelma Bolyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-22282187096409363402010-12-18T10:18:43.741-05:002010-12-18T10:18:43.741-05:00dee-each community is self-legislated. here, the l...dee-each community is self-legislated. here, the local law doesn't mess with amish unless it's a blatant infraction...i guess that's what they're thinking.<br /><br />i think it's texting that's the bigger problem with phone use, according to the car guys.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-19353311482632898782010-12-18T10:05:34.913-05:002010-12-18T10:05:34.913-05:00I was thinking 'legislation' too -- I woul...I was thinking 'legislation' too -- I wouldn't think a reflective red triangle would offend the Amish code (would it?). but maybe it has to be required by county. <br /><br />and speaking of drunk drivers, do you know that speaking on a cell phone is WORSE than driving drunk? every time I am confronted by someone who nearly kills me or just super-aggravates me on the road these days, they are invariably TALKING on THEIR PHONE!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-57338469368388478482010-12-13T18:43:12.957-05:002010-12-13T18:43:12.957-05:00no one is safe from drunk drivers, are they?no one is safe from drunk drivers, are they?Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-66672466836443981212010-12-13T18:40:47.136-05:002010-12-13T18:40:47.136-05:00Unfortunately, the orange triangles don't prot...Unfortunately, the orange triangles don't protect the Amish and their horses from the drunk drivers who seem to pick them off a lot around this area...Lancaster PA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-79406420745795880512010-12-10T05:32:34.716-05:002010-12-10T05:32:34.716-05:00kaite and fiona, i can't even begin to address...kaite and fiona, i can't even begin to address the road kill/animal issue. barry lopez wrote an amazing piece about it called apologia. we can't really prevent the animal problem (except slowing down and vigilance) but we can decrease car/buggy accidents by good sense, and lacking that, legislation.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-88642147419379797242010-12-10T04:00:23.580-05:002010-12-10T04:00:23.580-05:00I'm with Kaite - we have more trouble with ani...I'm with Kaite - we have more trouble with animals than buggies especially at dusk (by night they have headed home). I can only imagien the fear and horror, the racing heart, of coming across a buggy in the dark and only just missing it. Travel safe...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-76490175639236912842010-12-09T22:41:32.264-05:002010-12-09T22:41:32.264-05:00When I lived in Ohio the Amish there agreed to the...When I lived in Ohio the Amish there agreed to the big red reflective triangles..it helped. The red - and the symbol - wakes you up.<br /><br />I wouldn't mind if we all went back to horses as well...though I can imagine many odd scenarios with cleanup in a place like Chicago (and, unfortunate but true: animal abuse).mjchttp://melissajaycraig.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-5486029410299082972010-12-09T15:39:36.485-05:002010-12-09T15:39:36.485-05:00we may travel back to all having buggies, but for ...we may travel back to all having buggies, but for now, we are living in a moderate war zone. on my drive home i passed three buggies. no one slowed down. everyone swerved. <br /><br />as a horse girl i would welcome horse power. but for now, we have a problem. a big one.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-43002778366800963182010-12-09T11:55:13.719-05:002010-12-09T11:55:13.719-05:00I agree, Velma...they take their lives in their ha...I agree, Velma...they take their lives in their hands every time they go out on the road here. And proper lighting would certainly help as well as people slowing down to pass!! Just saw a young Amish teenage girl riding her horse on Rt56 the other day--no saddle, getting dark. Looked like she had to get home and maybe her buggy had a flat or something. Never saw the buggy and never saw the Amish ride astride either! <br /><br />I would love it if we all had buggys!!! xoCait Throophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00424249114747773949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-6385299238168569872010-12-09T09:07:19.428-05:002010-12-09T09:07:19.428-05:00or what if we all had buggys?or what if we all had buggys?judehttp://spiritcloth.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-48262128235423438452010-12-09T08:47:51.279-05:002010-12-09T08:47:51.279-05:00I agree, Velma. I don't understand why driver...I agree, Velma. I don't understand why driver's coming up behind a buggy don't wait until the oncoming traffic has passed. <br /><br />I almost hit a buggy once on a very back road with no street lights. There were no lights at all on the buggy, and it's amazing I didn't hit it. It was very frightening. I think the orange reflective triangles work really well, and I don't understand why the Amish elders wouldn't think they were a useful thing for keeping their people safe.Marillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06234020682837299393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-50809972633751881832010-12-09T02:00:32.598-05:002010-12-09T02:00:32.598-05:00Yes...I know some cars have warning buzzer when th...Yes...I know some cars have warning buzzer when the curb is near, it seems like it should be possible for a car to have a warning buzzer if something is in its path at higher speeds...esp. when the light is fragile like at dawn/dusk. Some kind of new protective technology so that there can safely be diversity of transportation.Suzannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897454936453601178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-4218953417116651322010-12-09T01:22:51.232-05:002010-12-09T01:22:51.232-05:00The same thing happens here, and probably there to...The same thing happens here, and probably there too with bicycles. we even have a bike lane in parts of Bathurst but the older men don't use it - not mannish enough perhaps? but it's not the people who can make their own decisions that really bother me, it's the kangaroos and wallabies here who are following ancient instinct trails especially at dawn and dusk. our road kill is horrendous, even i have contributed to it. <br />But back to your buggies, if they can accept modern reflective strips then surely sense should prevail and they accept slow moving triangles. good call...k.kaiteMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299002622308267375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-69658955441488327462010-12-08T23:20:26.427-05:002010-12-08T23:20:26.427-05:00Well said Grace!Well said Grace!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-6866433252817472052010-12-08T22:06:10.486-05:002010-12-08T22:06:10.486-05:00yes..nice thoughts, but more complex.
it's som...yes..nice thoughts, but more complex.<br />it's something about<br />convenience<br />an interesting word, concept<br />what is<br />convenient<br />how we want stuff to be convenient<br />easy to see<br />not to smash into<br />we like it<br />but want it to be<br />convenient<br />i am looking closely and deeply to jude's<br />words/or thoughts<br />about <br />comfort zonegrace Forrest~Maestashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853978388902544613noreply@blogger.com