CARBON dioxide shortage fears strike the brewing industry right at the time football fans are wanting to celebrate with their favourite tipple.
But wait - isn't less greenhouse CO2 gas a good thing?
Apparently not if you are a brewer catering to footy fans.
British Soft Drinks Association director-general (yes there is one) Gavin Partington says the shortage is due to the closure of several production sites for various reasons along with technical issues at chemical plants producing the gas.
A footnote to this story notes the shortage could also affect meat producers, who need the gas for preserving fresh foods.
Priorities & perspectives - mmm.
One man who apparently had no trouble accessing his favourite tipple found himself under the heavy hand of the law when he was caught weaving through traffic driving a front-end loader under the influence.
The front-end loader, not known for its dodgem finess, proved particularly challenging for Daniel Hughett of Anchorage, Alaska, as it swerved in and out of lanes and bounced off the curb.
Hughett drove the earth-moving machine from his place of work, but found it led straight to gaol, without passing Go.
He was loaded alright.
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