As renewed military conflict in the Strait of Hormuz sends global crude prices surging and shipping lanes into turmoil, local expats are entirely unfazed. Brad hasn't checked a news feed since Tuesday because the offshore winds in Pescadero are pumping and the Pacific doesn't care about OPEC. Global supply chains might be collapsing, but nobody here is stopping their mid-morning Pacifico run to ponder geopolitical trade routes.