Sometimes in life... almost always... we do what we have to do so that we can do what we want to do.

We pay the Internal Revenue Service so that we can have peace of mind and live our lives. We work a job that we loathe so we can go out later and get drunk or do whatever it is that we like to do. We work a second job so that our kids can go to college and have braces on their teeth or whatever.

Those who don't do this lead sad lives because, unless they got first prize in the gene pool and ended up a son of a rich bastard or the president of the United States, then they never do get to do those things that they want to do. And to be honest with you, I think the same principle applies no matter how high you are on the food chain.

What does this have to do with the price of tea in China or the price of gas in the USA?

Most people these days are having to work harder to buy less and make sacrifices including lessen their activities that they want to do because the price of gas is getting factually prohibitive, not to mention that one now has to pay $9 to see an 80 minute flick!

So what is it that one has to do if one wants to be able to do what one wants to do(?)

One has to get creative and be courageous.

It is not only the hard workers that survive.

In fact, many times the hard workers don't survive so well. It is a cruel universe we live in.

But survival has a lot to do with intelligence, awareness, power of observation and being willing to take chances or step outside of the mold that society fits us into.

Just because your father, and his father before him knew that if they wanted to drive a car then they needed to have gas in their gas tank does not mean that it is still true.

There are other alternatives.

There is such a thing as cultural lag and sometimes even the most survival and sanest of ideas don't get picked up in the main stream for years or even generations... just ask Congressman Ron Paul! He has been speaking the same message about non interventionism, sound monetary policy, the federal income tax, the rule of law, small government, etc for over 20 years in Congress and now, all of a sudden, he is an overnight political sensation and folk hero.

Anyway, here is an idea on how you can save money on gas and get to do the things that you want to do.

Fully or partially convert your gas engine to a water engine! If you make a partial conversion you might get 1/3rd better gas mileage . If you do a full conversion then you are looking at never having to pay a penny or pump a gas pump ever again. This is something that you have to do if you want to more easily be able to do what you want to do.