EDited to add: Read Tom's Comment about how the phone bill is paid.
And I did know they are not really phone booths, but was trying to be funny. They are called phone shacks.
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Not your typical phone booth
EDited to add: Read Tom's Comment about how the phone bill is paid.
And I did know they are not really phone booths, but was trying to be funny. They are called phone shacks.
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I have never heard of an Amish Phone Booth before. A very pretty scene with it placed under the tree. Lovely image:)
ReplyDeleteAround here they are called phone shacks. Those that I have seen have a normal phone and a note book where each caller records hiscalls. When to bill comes each caller pays for their calls. Nice honor system.
ReplyDeleteWe don't really have these around here, though we do have a burgeoning Amish and Mennonite community. Typically many Amish families have a phone located in their barn, or somewhere else on their property, but not in the house.
ReplyDeleteit is very pretty and a great idea, but i don't get if it is ok to talk on the phone why they can't have one in the house. if it ok for the barn or booth why not the house.
ReplyDeleteI think it's a super idea for the Amish. It allows them to pretty much maintain their lifestyle but have a few toes in the modern world,
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome! Great way to do it for the Amish folks!
ReplyDeleteGostei da fotografia.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e boa semana.
Hmm....maybe the kids can use this as a bus stop shack? I'd guess that all Amish homes do not yet have telephones, so probably need a phone booth?
ReplyDeleteI think that is a cool way to maintain contact in the present, but keep their homes as modern free as possible.
ReplyDeleteI just finished reading a book that talked about these Amish Phone Shacks so it was really neat to see your picture of one of them.
ReplyDeleteAround here there is also a "phone shack" for their use. Not sure how the bill is paid tho.
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