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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It is a slang term originating from our experience of how the word is often pronounced by citizens of the US. Similar to ‘merkin’ and ‘merka’. I’m not sure I would take it as an insult but then I am canadian. I don’t think the term is a canadianism though – the only specifically Canadian term that I remember from my youth being applied to people from the ‘states’ is ‘people from the states’ as we usually referred to the place as ‘the states’ and ‘those americans’ which was a pretty common figure of speech used a lot when discussing our economy, general sense of well-being or in any discussion about the world in general.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> greenbuilding-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org [mailto:greenbuilding-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gennaro Brooks-Church<br><b>Sent:</b> April-30-11 12:45 PM<br><b>To:</b> Green Building<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Greenbuilding] 2000 miles on a scooter to get to the green building conference<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>What the hell is a murrican? It sounds like an insult to a specific group of people.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Gennaro Brooks-Church<br>347-244-3016<br>Sent from my phone<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Apr 30, 2011 3:22 PM, "Benjamin Pratt" <<a href="mailto:benjamin.g.pratt@gmail.com">benjamin.g.pratt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> Be careful on your trip. I've been badly injured on a scooter, and my<br>> Dad was killed on a bicycle. Greater mileage isn't worth injury or<br>> death. The cause was "Murrican" drivers.<br>> Ben<br>> <br>> On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 12:46 PM, RE-USE Consulting<br>> <<a href="mailto:go2nacho@comcast.net">go2nacho@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br>>> I am disappointed to find that the scooter averages only about 60-65 mpg,<br>>> but on the open road and using some bicycling techniques I know I will try<br>>> to get that up to 70mpg and I will track that on<br>>> (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Re-Use-Consulting/168260119870367">http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Re-Use-Consulting/168260119870367</a>)<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> I have to get back to packing and planning, but know this:<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> I had to make a trade-off in mpg to provide more help to my clients and<br>>> spend more time with them. Think of it this way, they say that<br>>> the materials in a 2000 sq ft home have the embodied energy equal to 1000's<br>>> of gallons of gas (see <a href="http://www.deconstructioninstitute.com/calc4.php">http://www.deconstructioninstitute.com/calc4.php</a>).<br>>> If I help these groups get started and 5 of them go on to deconstruct 100<br>>> buildings a year, even after accounting for the materials that are not<br>>> saved, the parts of the 500 buildings diverted could equal over 2,000,000<br>>> gallons of gas. Then and only then would I sleep soundly knowing that I had<br>>> made up for the 27-30 gallons of gas the scooter used.<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> Building deconstruction rules....<br>>><br>>> Dave Bennink<br>>> RE-USE Consulting<br>>> <a href="mailto:dave@decon.us">dave@decon.us</a><br>>><br>>> <a href="http://www.reuseconsulting.com">www.reuseconsulting.com</a><br>>><br>>> Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Re-Use-Consulting/168260119870367">http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Re-Use-Consulting/168260119870367</a><br>>> 360-201-6977<br>>><br>>><br>>> ----- Original Message -----<br>>> From: "Gennaro Brooks-Church" <<a href="mailto:info@ecobrooklyn.com">info@ecobrooklyn.com</a>><br>>> To: "Green Building" <<a href="mailto:greenbuilding@lists.bioenergylists.org">greenbuilding@lists.bioenergylists.org</a>><br>>> Cc: <a href="mailto:Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org">Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org</a><br>>> Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 10:14:52 AM<br>>> Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] 2000 miles on a scooter to get to the green<br>>> building conference<br>>><br>>> I don't know....moped, scooter....it is a 250cc bike, no? If anything a<br>>> 250cc motorcycle gets better mileage than a 250 scooter due to<br>>> better aerodynamics. I don't mean to be nit picky but if the object is green<br>>> transportation then isn't a low cc the measure of that, a bicycle being the<br>>> greenest at 0 cc? 250cc is better than 500cc I guess.<br>>> I don't mean to put a negative light on something that is clearly worth<br>>> doing and will benefit the planet. Maybe I'm getting stuck on small details?<br>>> Gennaro Brooks-Church<br>>><br>>> Cell: 1 347 244 3016 USA<br>>> <a href="http://www.EcoBrooklyn.com">www.EcoBrooklyn.com</a><br>>> 22 2nd St; Brooklyn, NY 11231<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 1:03 PM, RE-USE Consulting <<a href="mailto:go2nacho@comcast.net">go2nacho@comcast.net</a>><br>>> wrote:<br>>>><br>>>> 2000 mile scooter trip - I had hoped to use a 50cc at 100mpg, but it would<br>>>> have meant skipping about half of the groups that I am trying to provide<br>>>> free consulting to (due to the slow speed). I think by definition 50cc<br>>>> bikes are 'mopeds'.<br>>>><br>>>><br>>>><br>>>> Trying to keep fuel consumption at $100 or less, and I am trying to pin<br>>>> down the mpgs for this bike. I will be tracking that on my Facebook page<br>>>> for following our progress:<br>>>> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Re-Use-Consulting/168260119870367">http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Re-Use-Consulting/168260119870367</a><br>>>><br>>>><br>>>><br>>>> I have to fly to my next job after it is over. There are a dozen out of<br>>>> work construction workers expecting me to train them on building<br>>>> deconstruction and material reuse so they can get back to work. Thanks.<br>>>><br>>>> Dave Bennink<br>>>> RE-USE Consulting<br>>>><br>>>> <a href="http://www.reuseconsulting.com">www.reuseconsulting.com</a><br>>>><br>>>> <a href="mailto:dave@decon.us">dave@decon.us</a><br>>>> Facebook:<br>>>> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Re-Use-Consulting/168260119870367">http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Re-Use-Consulting/168260119870367</a><br>>>> 360-201-6977<br>>>><br>>>><br>>>> ----- Original Message -----<br>>>> From: "Reuben Deumling" <<a href="mailto:9watts@gmail.com">9watts@gmail.com</a>><br>>>> To: "Green Building" <<a href="mailto:greenbuilding@lists.bioenergylists.org">greenbuilding@lists.bioenergylists.org</a>><br>>>> Cc: <a href="mailto:Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org">Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org</a><br>>>> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 5:23:48 PM<br>>>> Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] 2000 miles on a scooter to get to the green<br>>>> building conference<br>>>><br>>>> sounds good to me.<br>>>> Even scooters aren't what they used to be. I thought 50cc was the scooter<br>>>> class. What is your anticipated fuel consumption for the trip? Are you<br>>>> returning by scooter as well?<br>>>><br>>>> Reuben Deumling<br>>>><br>>>> On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 2:47 PM, RE-USE Consulting <<a href="mailto:go2nacho@comcast.net">go2nacho@comcast.net</a>><br>>>> wrote:<br>>>>><br>>>>> a 250cc scooter!<br>>>><br>>>> _______________________________________________<br>>>> Greenbuilding mailing list<br>>>> to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<br>>>> <a href="mailto:Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org">Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org</a><br>>>><br>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<br>>>><br>>>> <a href="http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/greenbuilding_lists.bioenergylists.org">http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/greenbuilding_lists.bioenergylists.org</a><br>>>> _______________________________________________<br>>>> Greenbuilding mailing list<br>>>> to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<br>>>> <a href="mailto:Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org">Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org</a><br>>>><br>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<br>>>><br>>>> <a href="http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/greenbuilding_lists.bioenergylists.org">http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/greenbuilding_lists.bioenergylists.org</a><br>>><br>>><br>>> _______________________________________________<br>>> Greenbuilding mailing list<br>>> to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<br>>> <a href="mailto:Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org">Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org</a><br>>><br>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<br>>> <a href="http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/greenbuilding_lists.bioenergylists.org">http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/greenbuilding_lists.bioenergylists.org</a><br>>> _______________________________________________<br>>> Greenbuilding mailing list<br>>> to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<br>>> <a href="mailto:Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org">Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org</a><br>>><br>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<br>>> <a href="http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/greenbuilding_lists.bioenergylists.org">http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/greenbuilding_lists.bioenergylists.org</a><br>>><br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> -- <br>> <br>> <br>> b e n j a m i n p r a t t<br>> <br>> professor art+design<br>> the university of wisconsin stout<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Greenbuilding mailing list<br>> to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<br>> <a href="mailto:Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org">Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org</a><br>> <br>> to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<br>> <a href="http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/greenbuilding_lists.bioenergylists.org">http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/greenbuilding_lists.bioenergylists.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>