It's not like it's sudden, groundbreaking news that the price of gas has been and will probably continue to go up. Burying one's head in the sand and hoping that things will get better and then whining about it when the situation doesn't magically improve is simply being irresponsible, not newsworthy. It's a very definite possibility that we're on the threshold of a completely life-altering condition (if everything we've heard about peak oil is true) that has the potential of causing a lot more than just the "mild inconvenience" of having to move a little closer to work.

I'm sorry sweetheart, that you're not rich. Boo-hoo, I'm poor too. In fact, I'll bet you make a lot more than me... so what? Do I have to make compromises because I don't make a lot? Of course! But often the compromises take me down paths that I might not have necessarily chosen, and made my life more interesting or better.