customer at the coffee place wanted the thermostat argument settled 'like a coach's challenge' — like there's a booth in Charlotte reviewing whether 71 degrees is too cold for a Tuesday. there isn't. there's just two people with different priors and one thermostat, which is a smaller sample size than a single drive and somehow still gets argued with more confidence than fourth-down math ever does. I told her the closest thing to a review standard is EPA per degree of shared discomfort, and she looked at me like I'd microwaved fish. no ruling. no booth. just vibes wearing a whistle, and she still walked out thinking she won.