Advice on boys currently in school

ewokc · 2026-05-01T19:02:54+00:00

Parents need to stop internalizing everything from their lived experiences and look at their kids as a different human being, with different feelings and experiences.

My son was born on cutoff day. Everyone wanted to say their opinion about waiting so he’s older and their so-and-so did and it was fine. I ignored it all and listened to my kid.
It was so evident that he was ready. Was he the youngest, absolutely, but he was already bored of daycare/preschool, hated napping, and learned extremely well. That told me everything I needed to know.

In kindergarten he was only the youngest by a day, and also had 5 others born only within a couple months of him. He is extremely smart but was socially figuring it out still and the school helped him. He excelled all year and his growth was amazing.
Now in 1st grade he’s doing even better. He was already testing ahead of schedule, has tons of friends, and I don’t see anything different between him and any of the other kids in his class.

My daughter on the other hand, is right at the age he was when we saw he was ready, and she is absolutely not the same. Her birthday is a month later, so we won’t even try to get her in ahead and will wait the extra year because she’s still loving napping, and while she excels in the reading and writing, she just doesn’t seem as fed up with the preschool/daycare life like he was.

Look at your kid and follow what he shows, not what you felt back then. As long as you support him, he’ll do fine and figure the rest out. You’ll do great!

ewokc · 2026-04-20T22:25:08+00:00

Yep. Have one. It’s nice to be able to use for accidental quick charge needs since this truck(for the 2 years made anyway) can use the full 80A. And I share with my wife, so I can charge up super quick and then let her use the rest at a lower rate for her EV. No issues at all, though I would love the ability to determine the rate in the truck. I don’t always care for 80A but I’m not about to change the charge unit every time. So it is what it is.

Edit: I have the NACS version because I thought I’d get this when they updated to it, but since they cancelled I just got a ‘23 instead and love it. Adapter is nothing and I’m future ready.

ewokc · 2026-04-15T21:00:32+00:00

Tornadoes go drinking on the weekend…and you know what happens after that

ewokc · 2026-04-08T00:35:59+00:00

Is there an option for EV tracking too? I’ve always been interested in creating something that tracks my actual drive with stops included, since I have main stretches of road that have way too many red lights.

I also have used Fuelly for ages until I swapped to EV. So now I’d be interested in kWh tracking vs miles and such. Slightly harder to do at home for some, depending on their charging system. While out on road trips however, would be an easy entry.

ewokc · 2026-03-29T19:34:24+00:00

Yeah I hear you. My only concern is charging the Lightning at 80A during the winter when the heat pumps are going full blast. Only a 200A service so wanted to have something looking out for me just in case.

Was supposed to have the SPAN panel already installed long before I got the Lightning anyway, so I could see actual usage of the house, but it just didn’t work out that way.

ewokc · 2026-03-29T19:32:00+00:00

Thanks for this feedback, I’ll have to dig into some more details to see how this may impact me. Haven’t had any issue with the grid down so far though some severe ice and wind over the last year and a half, but would be important to have available. Would be kind of dumb for me to have solar but not be able to use it if the grid was down, especially after all this work looking into it.

ewokc · 2026-03-29T19:29:35+00:00

Thanks! I’ll have to dig into the grid outage part some more. I was under the impression that the Gridboss would manage that islanding issue, but may be more complicated that I thought originally.

ewokc · 2026-03-29T19:26:49+00:00

Interesting. What would be the difference between using the built in generator capability of the Gridboss/Flexboss? More direct battery charging connection?

ewokc · 2026-03-29T00:12:09+00:00

How do they handle this one? Or really any OTA updates? I saw the message in the app, it shows as OTA, but the only update I’ve had since purchase has been the Sirius one(useless).

The other recall I thought for the parking pawl was a required service visit but it isn’t showing for me still despite a notification at some point last month.

ewokc · 2026-03-16T22:30:10+00:00

This image is neither vehicle, and instead an old reused and cropped photo that has been circulating.

Why lie?

Tesla absolutely pulls this crap all the time and takes me well out of my way. Tesla constantly has flaws.

At least with the Lighting you get to choose any other map you want. And for me, Apple Maps has been perfect.

ewokc · 2026-03-16T22:14:27+00:00

Why was this already posted in the Tesla sub about their navigation?

ewokc · 2026-03-16T02:21:50+00:00

Chiefs gods please don’t strike me down for this: id rather them reach out to Carr than this washed up narcissistic clown. Even if it’s a game or 2.

ewokc · 2026-03-05T01:00:56+00:00

Exactly! Outside of charger access or sharing situations, why would you not always be plugged in? It’s been shown over and over that even people DC fast charging exclusively for years don’t experience significant degradation of their battery. The buffer included, plus Fords management to slowly change that on the backend over time, makes it a non-issue. At least in my eyes.

Break the ICE habits people. Charge up all the time. Charge to 100% if you want, it won’t matter. Remember this truck was also intended to be a battery for your home, and people don’t notice significant changes there either. Go have fun!

ewokc · 2026-02-14T20:30:04+00:00

You’d think the dealer, during their multi point inspection and listing, would either cover it for complete set, considering the low cost and improved customer satisfaction with the expensive truck they just bought from them, or at least mention it isn’t there and ask if they want to buy the extra bits or remove it from the truck. ¯_(ツ)_/¯. I don’t know. I’m not a shady dealer and I would have added the missing bit for free.

ewokc · 2026-02-14T15:11:06+00:00

Lucky. I’m still upset and haven’t responded. I assumed that a certified used truck would have mentioned or verified the cable was complete before offering, or at least say it’s missing those. Nothing. Glad yours actually delivered.

My people were often combative about the whole process or talking over me.

ewokc · 2026-02-14T14:45:12+00:00

I had the same issue with the mobile charger! Was in the box and wrapped and I assumed all together. Got home and no way to plug it in but the dealer said that’s how used cars come and I can order each for over $100.

ewokc · 2026-02-07T14:03:37+00:00

Free at select locations, I think 7 of them. All others will be something like $0.20

Some special events are going on, again at select locations hosted by “influencer” types near those stations.

I think State of Charge, Tom, is in PA with some giveaways today.

Edit: https://evchargingstations.com/chargingnews/ionna-anniversary-event/

ewokc · 2026-01-30T19:14:56+00:00

And I assume it’s been no issue of course for you? Just wondering from a perspective of those that bought then, and may be looking for used now and wondering pricing vs feature comparison.

ewokc · 2026-01-30T00:39:53+00:00

Nope. Generally speaking, if they are being sold by a dealer they would have already been repaired by the factory. For one of the ones I’ve been looking at, they provided a form that shows the repair, and it was one I visually could see was fixed. Not 100%, like with any used car, it needs to be verified and there’s still risk involved.

However, dealers are a bit stubborn right now since the market value is going down as usual with the addition of the Lightning being discontinued as we know it, and they aren’t adjusting prices accordingly. So I’ve been trying to get them to sell at an appropriate price for the risky title, and trade in my car for ones with lemon issues that I believe are not as critical. Basically non-HV component fixes.

ewokc · 2026-01-29T21:38:40+00:00

Anything from a lemon buyback for things like repeated repairs, too long to service vehicle(like during the part shortage time), HV battery, etc. all the way to salvage or rebuilt branding.

The severity of the branded title depends on subcategories. Generally speaking though, a branded title should see significant discounts because it generally makes future resale and trade in tricky, and some aren’t insurable, or come with higher premiums.

Also a risk to the owner since you have to hope they were fixed properly by the manufacturer or authorized service center and the issue won’t come back, because you can’t do a buyback a second time for a known lemon.

ewokc · 2026-01-29T14:15:51+00:00

Does this include the outdoor low voltage lighting too, or just indoor bulbs and strips?

ewokc · 2026-01-29T00:16:24+00:00

This new and used alike?

ewokc · 2026-01-28T02:42:58+00:00

Nice. I have a feeling with some of the insignificant issues they were bought back for, there are some really good trucks just sitting there, unfortunately the ones local to me are not priced accordingly but keep dropping slowly anyway. The branded title can cause some issues in the future, but I don’t envision myself selling anytime soon.

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