What you miss though, portableaj, is that you are asking for help. If you want help with a problem then you need to communicate well enough for those who are trying to help you to understand what the problem is. I've tried, and given you a pretty full answer as to how you could use alternative gearing combinations and how, IMHO it is not worth changing your equipment.
I have had to guess some of your issues though as your original posts were unclear, at least in part because of the fact that you presented it as a stream of conciousness. If I and others are not clear exactly what your problem is, then it will take longer to get help (assuming people don't just decide not to bother at all), and the help you do get might not be as good as you would have done otherwise. Whether you think it is worth punctuating your posts is up to you; but if you want others to help you then it is in you own interest to be as clear as possible.