Damn right. Stomp the brakes and take it to the face.

Everything I find shows them as still being subsidized and receiving the lions share of energy subsidies, which is fine in my book.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_subsidies_in_the_United_States#:~:text=In the United States%2C the,total of US $34 billion.

So is my wife

The Goldilocks zone of energy consumption

That’s what I was thinking too. All 11 inches of me.

The smoke issue has been solved. I’ve been to cigar lounges that do not smell outside and barely smell inside, despite over a dozen people smoking sotgies in there. Massive HVAC systems and filters handle it all.