I found out while I was making my way back home after going camping in another state. I didn’t have internet/data for most of the trip b/c camping, so I was not aware anything was going on.
When I stopped at a gas station to fill up (for the last time on that trip), they were in the process of putting out signs at their pumps. Something along the lines of $50 limit. I was still filling up when they got to my pump, so I asked what it was about and they mentioned that they were expecting a gas shortage.
It wasn’t long after that when I started seeing all the exits off the interstate that had gas stations were backed up. In some spots, I could see lines of cars waiting to fill up at the stations. By the time I got home, there was news that a lot of stations had run out already.
I was feeling fortunate that I left when I did and had enough gas to get home. Had I left even an hour later than I did, things could have been a lot more stressful.