A different kind of road hazzard!
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07-08-2010 | 10:30 AM
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A different kind of road hazzard!
I just got back from a mini-vacation in Shipshewana, IN. (shopping trip for the wife - biggest stinkin flea market I ever saw!) She took the truck and I rode the bike. We rode around in the evening.
Shipshewana is Amish country. I would call this a one horse town except I saw about a million horse and buggy outfits. The Amish of course only use horse and buggy for transportation. It was kind of gross to encounter ... ahem...how do I say this?.... road apples? equine by product? HORSE CRAP! all over the road. (OK maybe not all over the road but it was a very frequent sight.) I think I missed running over any unsquished piles.
She got to shop and I got to ride. All in all, a pretty good anniversary.
Shipshewana is Amish country. I would call this a one horse town except I saw about a million horse and buggy outfits. The Amish of course only use horse and buggy for transportation. It was kind of gross to encounter ... ahem...how do I say this?.... road apples? equine by product? HORSE CRAP! all over the road. (OK maybe not all over the road but it was a very frequent sight.) I think I missed running over any unsquished piles.
She got to shop and I got to ride. All in all, a pretty good anniversary.
#2
07-08-2010 | 10:36 AM
Cruiser
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From: Nashville, GA
Well, happy B-lated Anniversary!!! I know whaty you mean, when I go home to PA we have a large population of Amish/Menonite population...I avoid several "road apples" when I go there....
Gonna be interesting when we ride up next summer!! LOL
Gonna be interesting when we ride up next summer!! LOL
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07-08-2010 | 10:40 AM
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From: Tulsa
The wife and I were on vacation a few years ago in our car. We were passing a cattle carrier and got splattered. Luckily we had the windows up. I'll just say I didn't have enough wiper fluid to do the job. I'm sure the driver got a good laugh!
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07-08-2010 | 11:48 AM
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My wife and I have friends in Pontotoc, Mississippi, and they have alot of Amish there as well, What between the road landmines or getting caught behind one on a no-passing zone and alot of oncoming traffic. Can become quite annoying.....and we thought about moving there....once.
#7
07-08-2010 | 11:55 AM
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From: southeast PA
I'm 30 minutes from horse and buggy country. Unfortunately there are lots of tourists who are way more dangerous than horse emissions, so I keep an eye out for both.
