On my way home, I get this call from an 877 number, but I didn’t pick up since I figured it was probably the Blood Bank – they call me daily.

Anyway, it was Con Ed calling to tell me about their concerns about a shortage specifically in the Yorkville ‘hood and that I should turn off any unnecessary appliances. OK. I can do one better than that, I’ll grab a friend in the ‘hood and hit the Heidelberg ^[1] for a beer.

Even though it wasn’t the coldest place – they must have gotten the call too – the beer was ice cold, it wasn’t crowded and the scenery was just perfect. I joke about the Upper East Side a lot but if you look around, we’ve got some good looking men walking around these parts!

Did anyone else get the call – or are you home with the AC blasting? That’s ok, my friend and I took one (two) for the team.