Family Fun for the Whole Family.

Yes, the price of gas has recently gone down,but now no one has any money so at best, it’s a wash.  That’s why, to truly stem the bleeding at the pump, we’ve developed a new technique that’s simple, effective, and guaranteed to work.  When taking a car trip, never leave your driveway. Everything else remains the same. Pack the car, make sure everyone’s belted in, then pretend to take off for points unknown.  Enjoy the thrill of the open road by memorizing landmarks you would have seen along the way and pretending to point them out.  Listen to radio stations you’ve never listened to, play word games that give you a headache, eat junk food, squirm in your seat and put everyone on alert for Route 744, that’s where we have to merge to the left. For an extra level of authenticity, pretend to get lost, pull out a map and argue about how to get back to the main road.  If you have kids, pile them in too and play a rollicking game of license plate poker with the cars driving past your house. Granted the game will be slow but it’s quality time with the family, and think of the benefits; little Johnny won’t get car sick,  you won’t have to stop when Amber Beth needs to tinkle. The rest of the family might fall asleep and you can skip their dinner. 

(This idea, by the way, is a companion piece to saving money on new appliances by watching your old TV without turning it on, and pretending it’s in HD.  “Oooh, it looks ever sharper than in person!”)