Soul Gypsy

Gypsy’s strive for self-sufficiency.

Fresh Rabbit Fuel Filter

Spoken by a true gypsy, “my toilet broke, but the plumber cost the same price as the plumbers tools, so I bought the tools.” It seems in this day and age everything costs money, and as a gypsy it tends to be more than one wants to spend (which is anything of course). But this is not the only reason a gypsy strives for self-sufficiency. Sometimes the shit hits the fan when no one is around, sorry, you can’t call triple A, and you guessed it you are in the jungles of Colombia being chased after by guerrillas because you stole away on of their sisters – nice one, good work. While it is easier most of the time to call the professionals; gypsy tend to operate the age-old adage, “give a man a fish he will eat for a day, teach a man to fish and he will eat for ever.” Gypsy’s like to eat forever (you know me!). Our current system is a somewhat nasty, dysfunctional  reliance on unsustainable practices. Reliance on others and collaboration are key to a functioning society, but I want to be ready if and when the avalanche starts. We have all changed fuel filters, oil and maintained our car (Norquist changed his suspension) and I’m currently knee deep in grease converting my car to run on Waste Vegetable Oil. But still to eat, I always have to make money, and then go to the store to find food. And god damn, I can barely keep track of my belongings. But all in time young Padawon, all in time…