August Starts With Record Breaking Texas Temperatures & Electricity Use With My Pool In Shock

Day 2 of August has barely seen the arrival of that giant hydrogen explosion in the sky, yet those nuclear reactions are already heating my area of Planet Earth to 88.1 degrees.

Heading to a scheduled high of 108 today.

The first day of August got to 107, breaking the former record of 106.

The Texas electric grid operator, called the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, reported that Texas set a peak-hour electricity usage record yesterday between 4 and 5 in the afternoon.

Today will be Day 32 in a Row of 100 or higher. The record is 42 days. I strongly suspect the record will be broken.

In the meantime, I am unable to escape the heat for a refreshing dip in the pool, due to this being the day the pool gets it non-electrical chemical shock. A very needed shock when the water is being overly heated on a daily basis.

As you can see in the above picture, the pool is looking particularly inviting this morning. Sadly, I can not accept the invitation.