[Greenbuilding] OT What car?

[Sabrina Free]

when i read this, reuben, i felt like bowing to you.  this is truly walking
the walk. :o)
thanks for the inspiration.
sabrina free


On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 7:56 PM, RONALD CASCIO <roncascio at verizon.net> wrote:

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Reuben Deumling" <9watts at gmail.com>
> To: <mkl18 at pobox.com>
> Cc: <greenbuilding at listserv.repp.org>
> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 4:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] OT What car?
>
>
> > Interesting question. Ten years ago I would have taken an hour or two
> > to calculate various break even points depending on whether we're
> > using energy or materials or land area as our unit of comparison.
> > Today, though, I'd have to pass. Instead I think we all need to figure
> > out post haste how to wean ourselves from cars, pickups, trucks, and
> > from fossil fuels entirely. Within five or ten years I'm afraid we are
> > going to wish we had started this weaning much sooner.
> > I'm experimenting with running a remodeling business without owning a
> > vehicle. In our day-to-day lives we (my three person family) manage
> > without a car, and haven't had one for all but a few months of the
> > last eleven years. Construction without a vehicle is going to be a new
> > challenge, but I have no doubt that I can make it work. The extra cost
> > of having large quantities of materials delivered or perhaps
> > renting/borrowing a truck for the occasional load of gravel, say, will
> > be minimal compared to the savings, even with today's prices. Hauling
> > tools and small to medium quantities of stuff I've done for several
> > years now with my cargo bicycle trailers. I can haul up to 500 lbs on
> > the flat, and a few hundred on hills. I have hauled appliances,
> > furniture, ladders, 4x8 sheets of you name it, bulky rented tools,
> > lumber, bricks, pipe up to about 14' in length, metal roofing, doors,
> > wheelbarrows, and everything in between.
> >
> > Reuben Deumling
> >
> My hat is off to your Reuben, you are my new hero. Please post pictures.
>
> Ron
>
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