AMISH BUGGY RIDE VIDEO: I was at a picnic in Indiana over the weekend and one of the Amish men in attendance, a gregarious fellow named David, was nice enough to offer buggy rides to some of the non-Amish children. Â It wasn't a planned thing, there were just some boys admiring his buggy and soon David was hitching up his horse and offering to take people out on the road. Â Buggy styles differ from place to place and these are interesting gray-topped buggies imported from Lancaster County as seen above. Â Just before Rachel and I were leaving the picnic I went up to David to ask him some questions about his buggy.
"Well, you can do more than ask, get in, I'll give you a ride."
"I..um...sure," Â i finally said, not wanting to be impolite but also not wanting to leave Rachel back at the car waiting. Â I had told her I'd be back in just a sec. Â Oh well, I'll just text her telling her I'll be back shortly. Â Good idea, except I forgot she had given me her cell phone earlier in the day to hold since she didn't have any pockets.
So here is a quick video snippet of David and I out on his buggy. Â I'm explaining to him how my video phone works and then we talk about sharing such a busy highway with buggies, trucks, and cars.
Click here for a second clip from the buggy where David talks about once being sideswiped by a semi.
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