Anyone Ever Find a Gas Station Gold Mine?

[tobakenist]

God save me, I hate religion.

 

[Doctor Chopper]

I see the Amish in my area carrying out cases of beer from the grocery store in Seymour. I've learned from people who have lived here their whole life that the Amish do love their beer, and occasionally liquor. I know you're not too far from me, but it's interesting to me the difference in rules I've observed from your posts.

You know how to keep an Amish friend from drinking all your beer? invite another Amish person over...

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

Unfortunately, that's a no for me.

So, are you reading this on your laptop powered by a diesel generator?

Reformed, not orthodox.

 

[mingc]

Reformed, not orthodox.

Forgive my ignorance. I had no idea that there are Reformed Amish.

 

[ssjones]

Forgive my ignorance. I had no idea that there are Reformed Amish.

We call them Mennonites! Both here in MD. My Shoe repair guy (yeah, he's the last guy left, in the world) and concrete guys are both Mennonites, and I wouldn't trust anyone else!. Up near the the Blue Mountain exit on the PA turnpike,is a large Amish store. They sell everything, I never thought to check for tobacco!

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

Forgive my ignorance. I had no idea that there are Reformed Amish.

The Amish Tyrant has been a nickname since sophomore year of high school due to my Amish like mutton chops and disposition.

I am still referred to as Amish and went by that name almost exclusively as a restaurant cook at which I was moonlighting (so as to separate myself from my "day job".

 

[hawky454]

It’s exciting to find something like that. I found a place near my parents house that sells Amphora and other codger blends. I bought the Amphora, was going to try SWR but it was twice as much as the Amphora, which was surprising. While this wasn’t a gas station it was like a corner store that I just never noticed before. They didn’t have 5 Bros though.

Anymore it’s hard to be impressed with any B&M’s as I have way more tobacco than they do but it’s fun to stop from time to time to see what treats you can find.

 

[Jaylotw]

Forgive my ignorance. I had no idea that there are Reformed Amish.

When a young Amish person makes the decision on whether or not they want to be baptized and continue the Amish life, they do so under threat of being completely excommunicated from all family and friends who remain with the church. Still, some "yank over" and are referred to as "Yankees." I know quite a few. The Amish church is very, very restrictive and does not encourage individualism whatsoever, which is why they have all of their characteristic rules and ways about them. Occasionally older individuals and even entire families will leave the church while still retaining something close to their original faith and practices, others not so much. Young people who haven't been baptized yet are given a bit of leeway with things, allowed a taste of the English ways, given a longer leash.

The rest of us non-Amish are all "English."

 

[Jaylotw]

It’s exciting to find something like that. I found a place near my parents house that sells Amphora and other codger blends. I bought the Amphora, was going to try SWR but it was twice as much as the Amphora, which was surprising. While this wasn’t a gas station it was like a corner store that I just never noticed before. They didn’t have 5 Bros though.

Anymore it’s hard to be impressed with any B&M’s as I have way more tobacco than they do but it’s fun to stop from time to time to see what treats you can find.

I'd love to find Amphora somewhere nearby. I was very happy to find a 5 Brothers stash, I'm pretty sure the owners saw it in the catalog and were thinking, "yep, Amish people'll like this...."

 

[Peterson314]

No for me. I can hardly find pipe tobacco at tobacco stores.

 

[denholrl]

Maybe it's the large Amish population around me, and their love of old fashioned things (which are also cheap), and their relatively common use of corncob pipes..but I just found the mother lode of 5 Brothers at a local gas station... we're talking cases of the stuff, at a little over $5 a pouch. So much that they have the pouches just kinda piled up on whatever flat surface they could find...on top of the Swishers and blunt wraps, a few dozen piled up on the window ledge, a couple unopened cases there on top of the lottery case...

I've been smoking a lot of 5 Brothers lately.

Anybody else ever find a gold mine like this?

Your posting made me laugh. Thanks.

 

[Daddypants]

The Amish around me vape and use cellphones...and drink at the bowling alley.

“Ten frames? That’s for Quakers!”