[HiTech RedNeck]

As the panic spread, and the demand increased, the prices at the pumps were pretty much unchanged ... for a while. As a result people decided to top off every vehicle they owned .. .no matter how much gas remained in the tank. The predictable result was that stations soon ran out of fuel. The word spread, and more people hit the streets to fill more cars. Today people in Atlanta will find that many gas stations still have their pumps shut down. Throughout the night tanker trucks were busy trying to replenish the stations, but there simply aren't enough trucks to meet this demand. Another supply problem.

But again the problem is self limiting. Once all the empty tanks are filled, nothing else remains to fill.

[FreedomCalls]

But again the problem is self limiting. Once all the empty tanks are filled, nothing else remains to fill.

You sound like a Soviet Commissar defending the long lines for daily bread in the old Soviet Union. "Once everyone has their loaf of bread, the lines will disappear."