Solar panels find a home with the Amish


	Solar panels find a home with the Amish

zephyr1

5-12-2007 1:48 PM

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5-12-2007 5:10 PM

kkcapricorn

sigh, if only they had computers.
I say Kudos to the Amish

5-15-2007 2:22 PM

ericskiff

We had some fun talking about this clip on our first video edition of the Clipmarks Clipiversity podcast.

Thanks for the great clip!

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