Matt's Columns

While drivers are often in a hurry and looking for ways to optimize their driving time, it is important to remember safety is a critical issue especially when school resumes. School buses make frequent stops and are required to follow all traffic laws regarding intersections, railroad crossings, speed limits, and, most of all, loading and unloading their passengers. It's important to know the … [Read more...] about Drive Safely for Back to School

It has been a relatively mild summer thus far—but the heat recently arrived.  It did not reach 90 degrees until May 23rd (30 year average is April 28th according to NBCDFW.com) and our first 100 degree day did not occur until July 30th (average is July 1st).  We have had a few more thus far in August, but typically once we get thru August it starts cooling off quite a bit.  Most of our 100 degree … [Read more...] about 100 Degree Weather Has Arrived

It took a bit longer before the really hot weather arrived, but it is now here! Traditionally one of the solutions to dealing with this heat is the cool enjoyment that a swimming pool can provide. That is not always possible this time of year—as pool water tends to heat up, oftentimes past the point of being refreshing. Most of those who enjoy swimming pools prefer water temperature in the … [Read more...] about 6 Ways to Cool Your Pool Water

It is finally drying out. After a very wet spring and early summer, it has now been awhile since we received measurable rainfall. That combined with the recent 100 degree temperatures, which we have been experiencing, is really drying out area soils. The north Texas area tends to have pockets of fairly expansive soil—soil that contracts when is gets dry and expands when it gets wet. … [Read more...] about Water Your Yard to Prevent Damage to Your Pool

Up until the last few weeks, it has been extremely wet due to all of the rain that we have received over the past several months. But now it is beginning to get really hot and dry. It doesn't look to get any better soon, as we enter August-which is typically our hottest and driest month of the year. This dry weather means that the soil is drying out as well, which is causing problems for … [Read more...] about Water Your Yard to Prevent Damage to Your Pool

As of this writing (July 15th), we have not yet experienced our first 100 degree day of 2019. This means that we are behind schedule—as our average date of our first 100 degree day is July 1st. We average eighteen 100 degree days per year, therefore we likely have some ahead of us. Since weather records have been kept (1898), there have only been two summers in which we did not reach 100 … [Read more...] about Weekly Pool Maintenance Tips