UK Shortages - Latest

[Chrissy]

Here in the UK a shortage of a Heavy Goods Vehicle drivers led to a shortage of petrol (gasoline) due to tankers not getting the fuel to the pumps at petrol (gas) stations. Panic buying ensured it was made much worse with long queues and some areas running out of fuel altogether. The more they reported about the shortage, the worse it became.

There are also shortages of various foods and other goods in supermarkets. This too was exacerbated by panic buying of certain items. (Why are toilet rolls always the first thing to completely sell out?)

Just to add a light hearted slant to all of this we saw a blackboard outside a public house that we passed yesterday.

It read: Beer shortage coming. Panic buy Here!