[Homestead] Beer for my Horses

Gene GeRue genegerue at ruralize.com
Sat Apr 12 21:08:57 EDT 2008


On Apr 12, 2008, at 8:03 PM, SJC wrote:

> Gene GeRue wrote:
>>> .During the last forty miles or so on up to Springfield, Missouri  
>>> from
>>> Heartwood along Highway 60 there are many Amish farms. It is  
>>> common to
>>> see their horse buggies rolling along the edge of the highway. The
>>> highway department has even widened the shoulder area to accommodate
>>> them.
>>>
>>>
> The shoulders have been widened to accommodate whom?  I submit that  
> they
> were very likely widened to accommodate the motored  
> vehicles........it's
> not all THAT much fun to drive a buggy on the shoulder to begin  
> with......

The shoulders of the roadway were specifically widened for the buggy  
drivers.




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