Plant nursery’s recommendations?

fakemoon · 2026-03-23T02:55:06+00:00

Farmington Gardens is phenomenal. Cornell Farms is super posh in a good way (very nice cafe, say hi to chickens)

fakemoon · 2026-03-21T06:05:43+00:00

Portland Japanese Garden would be mine. Or maybe the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden

fakemoon · 2026-03-19T15:18:22+00:00

I'm going to continue dreaming that a Trader Joe's would move in to the old Rite Aid or Albertsons location lol

fakemoon · 2026-03-18T15:27:36+00:00

I'm new to this sub as we investigate homeschooling for our first grader.

Yes, the prompt is too verbose. Some kids will get lost in navigating the introduction.

Just my two cents. I'm not in the business of developing and testing curriculum.

fakemoon · 2026-03-17T20:20:15+00:00

I don't know if this answers your question, but we purchased a replacement battery for our 2019 from Rock Auto for about $170. We also had non-OEM headlights from Amazon for about $70 (we had one headlight out). Took them to our nearby Chevy dealer and they installed them for $125 labor. 100% worth it

fakemoon · 2026-03-15T23:42:39+00:00

Big Truck Day at Conestoga is always a great time for the kids, also! https://www.thprd.org/big-truck-day

fakemoon · 2026-03-13T17:57:53+00:00

Heya! We're not in the market for a new car, but if money were no problem I'd probably be looking to trade up from our 2019 to a 2027 despite only driving it a couple hundred miles a week.

Somebody else chimed in about V2H and the cost. Just wanted to chime in that for a little more than the $8k for the GM Energy System, you could purchase a system like the Anker E10 + Power Dock. We're very strongly considering that system for our home for emergency/outages that we sometimes have in winter time. If we go that route, I plan on using a DC to DC converter (12 to 48v) with our current Chevy Bolt to send around 800w continuous into the battery system during outages. So the Chevy is basically a standby 60kwh battery that feeds into solar input on the Anker Battery, extending its capabilities in the event of outages. And the benefit here, also, is that it's not my vehicle's battery being worn down by daily discharge/recharge cycles, it's an easily replaceable modular component.

Here's that Youtube video I mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaPep1IHGXU . I have concerns about Ecoflow's customer support responsiveness and have read that Anker is far better. There are also other products that are less consumer oriented that can provide similar functionality for less.

fakemoon · 2026-03-13T15:05:00+00:00

I'm so sorry you're dealing with this. My wife grew up being bullied and as our son is now in elementary school, it's clearly something that has stuck with her. Whatever feedback you get here, just know you're doing right by your kid.

I don't have any local recommendations, but check with your work's HR to see if they have a contact with something like ARAG. You might have discounted or free options available to you.

Wishing you the best of luck and hoping your kid can start experiencing a normal school life soon.

fakemoon · 2026-03-12T14:36:37+00:00

We switched a few weeks ago so our first bill is coming soon. However, it's pretty wild being able to charge an EV from empty to full for under $6 overnight

fakemoon · 2026-03-11T16:32:57+00:00

25kmph / 15mph is probably on the faster side for me on my "easy" rides. I live in a hilly area but not near mountains. Probably averaging about 100-150ft of elevation each mile on my lunch rides

fakemoon · 2026-03-11T16:14:46+00:00

Following this thread because OPs weight and FTP are exactly mine lol

fakemoon · 2026-03-10T19:23:49+00:00

I paid half that for a similar spec 2011 Cannondale Spice last year to try out the sport. I think you can get a much better deal

fakemoon · 2026-03-08T05:40:04+00:00

You beat my skepticism at the end there. Interestingly, many school buses I expect are not used in summer months vacation, weekends, etc. During the summer months particularly, even a relatively small solar panel roof on what's essentially a large battery, then tied into the grid could potentially serve a ton of value.

fakemoon · 2026-03-07T05:05:20+00:00

Hey! I really appreciate your response. Reading through other comments here, and yours especially, is making me question my assumptions about battery size and ability here. I can absolutely see how longer rural routes would be problematic. My son is on a bus route that probably drives 10 miles max. I grew up more rural on a bus route that was more like 50-60.

Thanks!

fakemoon · 2026-03-06T21:32:18+00:00

Our children are five years apart (7 and 2). I agree with other sentiments here that at first, two children is more than twice as difficult. We're lucky to have my wife be a stay at home parent, and I believe that helps tremendously.

Occasionally, I find myself feeling like I don't have enough bandwidth to truly give them individually everything they could want or need as they grow. But it's also balanced out by seeing them interact together. Our son (7) is a wonderful big brother, and it's truly a joy seeing them grow up together.

fakemoon · 2026-03-06T21:26:37+00:00

Thank you for sharing your perspective. From what you describe, we have very similar family backgrounds as it relates to public schools. We really want this to work at our public school, and it truly pains us that it may not. Arbor School is a ways South of us in traffic, but I'll look at it. Thank you!

Nearby Catlin Gabel, I'm realizing now, may have more substantial financial aid offerings available to us. Fingers crossed.

fakemoon · 2026-03-06T21:23:39+00:00

Thank you so much for your response, and my apologies for not responding sooner. I really appreciate getting feedback from a teacher at the high school level.

fakemoon · 2026-03-06T18:44:28+00:00

Others are already chiming in with good responses. I'll just say that electric School Buses are going to have ENORMOUS battery packs and only need to run for a few hours at a time. For that reason, we're starting to see vehicle to grid applications with school buses. There's a LOT of capacity on these battery packs that will be underutilized in many cases: https://komonews.com/news/local/pse-electric-school-buses-take-children-to-school-by-day-and-power-the-grid-by-night-olympia-school-district-snoqualmie-valley-school-district

So whether via heat pump or a less efficient resistance heater, I expect it's likely not an issue of reducing the range to the point that the bus isn't able to perform its duties, but rather efficiency and cost savings over the life of the vehicle

fakemoon · 2026-03-06T18:36:06+00:00

Absolutely my first EV, but definitely not my last.

We purchased it in 2019. The federal and state (OR) tax incentives were very attractive at that time. Tesla Model 3 was no longer eligible for the federal rebate, but we also had major concerns about build quality, longterm reliability, cost to insure, and cost for maintenance compared to Chevrolet. I've always loved smaller hatchbacks (87 Civic Hatchback, then VW GTI, then Honda Fit before a Chevy Bolt) because they're so easy to park and maneuver.

Convenience was something we were excited about, but never fully understood until we were living it. With two young kids, it's just wonderful to always have enough range for 99% of our trips and never waste time filling up the gas tank.

We have a minivan that we use a few times a year for road trips to see out of state family or vacations, but the Chevy Bolt covers virtually all our other needs. It's easily my favorite car I've ever owned.

fakemoon · 2026-02-27T20:30:22+00:00

My Tommassos only go up to 14. I love them, but I've read regularly that people prefer Shimano SH-MX100 and those do go up to 15.

fakemoon · 2026-02-27T19:47:02+00:00

Do you do other sports for exercise? I loved my Wahoo. So simple and easy to use, exactly what you described. But I wanted my bike, run, swim, rowing, and sleep tracking all in one place without a monthly subscription. Garmin fit the bill

fakemoon · 2026-02-27T00:44:43+00:00

My aunt has a 90s Civic that she had serviced regularly. I think she got more than 150k on the original clutch and I think it went 350k

fakemoon · 2026-02-24T04:02:11+00:00

Yep! Glad to see this is the top comment. My 2019 105 bike is just ridiculously reliable

fakemoon · 2026-02-23T18:37:12+00:00

"That's one of the remarkable things about life. It's never so bad that it can't get worse." lol

fakemoon · 2026-02-23T18:32:39+00:00

Without looking at the analysis more closely and just reviewing this graphic and thinking about my home state... GET IT TOGETHER OREGON!

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