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Quote:Amish not immune to high fuel pricesBy James Ewinger and Joseph L. Wagner FREDERICKSBURG, Ohio -- As sawdust mixed with sweat on his brow, mill owner Isaac Stutzman laughed at the thought of outsiders assuming his horse-and-buggy Amish community is immune to skyrocketing fuel prices. Stutzman then turned serious as he spoke about ripping timber into boards for pallets and furniture with an 80-year-old band saw that each day gulps 140 gallons of pricey diesel fuel. "I remember when it was 60 cents a gallon," he said on a recent Friday afternoon. "Now it costs $4 a gallon or more. It's pretty bad." Read entire story The caption on the photo below reads: "Amish furniture maker Robert Yoder says rising fuel prices have meant higher costs for oil-based solvents, and rising grain prices make it harder to feed his three horses. Religion News Service photo by Thomas Ondrey/The Plain Dealer of Cleveland." Yada attached the following image(s): |
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