Another day, another rise in the gas price

Why is it that when I start to think that things are finally going in a positive way, I am hit with a fucking reality check?! I finally started thinking that I was getting financially stable and bam, back to being broke and unable to afford gas to even get to work to make money. It is ridiculous that $20 worth of gas only gets me to and from school and to and from work, maybe. I use to be able to almost fill my car up with that much. I didn't think that the gas prices would effect me that much but boy I was wrong. Is seems like every other day I am stopping to add another 20 just to get my needle above 1/4th tank. It is just plain stupid.

Before anyone starts saying that maybe I should start riding tarc or walking to and fro, maybe you should ask whether that is possible or not. Let's see from where I live I could walk down a busy, blind hill with no sidewalks to the bowling alley and Thornton's or even Burger King but really what good are these places to me.I cannot walk to the grocery store and then walk back with my groceries. It is not work or school. I have started riding the tarc to work sometimes but I cannot ride it from work during the week cause I have school in Louisville on fern valley. This bus ride takes too long and I would not make it to class until like an hour in so how in the hell am I suppose to get around using my car and paying the price for a gallon of gas?

I just think that we need to find a way to get these ridiculous prices back into a decent range. Why aren't we using our own oil or oil reserves? Does the government like paying over $120 a barrel for oil or having the US Citizens pay almost $4 a gallon? If this keeps up then maybe the should raise the cost of living and make it apply to everyone not just people who are just getting hired.