My life has suddenly turned chaotic.
My father has had a heart attack. It appears to be mild — as these things go — but my daily routine has been radically altered as a result.
I spent most of yesterday afternoon in his hospital room. He wasn't actually there most of the time that I was. I didn't know that he was undergoing tests when I went over to see him, and his room was empty when I arrived.
Not knowing how long he would be gone — or even where in the sprawling Presbyterian Hospital complex he might be — I decided to remain in his room until he returned.
So I waited ... and I waited ... and I waited.
It was about three hours after I arrived that he was brought back to his room. He seemed tired so, after his surgeon came by and talked about the bypass surgery he probably will undergo this afternoon, we had a little while to talk before I excused myself.
Anyway, I was away from home most of the afternoon, which accounts for the lower electricity consumption in the last 24 hours compared to the previous 24 hours.
The drop wasn't dramatic, but it was noticeable. The weather yesterday was pretty much what it was like on Saturday and Sunday, but my consumption on those days reached and/or exceeded that 30 kWh benchmark.
This morning's reading is 3160. Yesterday it was 3133. Thus, my use yesterday was 27 kWh.
Might be the same story today. I will be going to the hospital around 1:30 this afternoon. Dad's surgeon said he couldn't be penciled in to the schedule until at least 3.
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