I grew up (some would argue) in Lancaster County PA, in a Mennonite family (we had electricity and my Dad was an electrician/motor repair expert, a telephone, but no CHRISTmas tree). I'm always stunned these days when I see Amish using, of all things, *cellphones*! Most of them I run into here in PA have them now! And a ton of them smoke in public now - another thing we never saw growing up. But, as has been said, there are different sects of them, with varying beliefs.

A lot of their equipment is run by air motors, from a gas-powered compressor out back. And they use solar quite a bit for recharging their battery tools and phones now. There's a market for new gasoline-powered auto washers these days. I used to buy the motors and other stripped electrical components from a co that converted them. And I've seen kitchen stand mixers and other small appliances converted to air motors. Interesting, decent folks.

I'd love to comment on Mennonite girls - dated a few 50 or so years ago - but it's likely to get me in some trouble here on the home front, so I'll avoid that. ;-)