When the Border Went Quiet
What began as a minor logistics hiccup evolved into a national stress test. As fuel deliveries faltered and gas stations ran dry,
the story wasn’t just about energy—it was about exposure. Nurses, truckers, parents, and shopkeepers all discovered how little slack existed in the
systems they trusted. The digital dashboards, just-in-time deliveries, and cross-border contracts that once felt invisible suddenly dictated who could work,
who could care, and who could simply move.
Yet the same pressure that revealed fragility also uncovered an unexpected strength. Ride boards appeared on library walls and Facebook groups;
church vans became lifelines; farmers shared diesel and time. People who had never spoken coordinated routes and schedules,
turning scarcity into a shared problem instead of a private panic. When the fuel began flowing again, many realized the
true lesson wasn’t just about stockpiles or pipelines, but about how quickly fear can spread—and how deliberately solidarity must be chosen when it does.
