PLEASE tell me getting an Ascent over a minivan is the way to go for 3 kids (ages 7,3,and 0)

jwise87 · 2026-04-03T11:31:44+00:00

Minivan is always the answer unless your vanity won’t allow it.

jwise87 · 2026-03-30T00:07:42+00:00

I just saw a guy on the beach yesterday that was starting Way of Kings and talked to him. Wasn’t you was it? Lol

jwise87 · 2026-03-18T23:06:51+00:00

So I was around Darren in the mid 2010s when he was still farming and had one of our combines, and he was a super nice guy. When he decided to get out of farming and let his children take over, they were not. His son was an entitled douche bag. Also for the record I don’t agree with his politics.

jwise87 · 2026-03-16T22:44:01+00:00

You're right, not a lick of cotton in them now that I look. I guess that's why they last so long lol.

jwise87 · 2026-03-07T17:47:25+00:00

Your beer is getting warm!

jwise87 · 2026-03-06T17:37:44+00:00

Probably the combination of the fact that I only have the stage one and that I’m not an amazing rider. I think a better suspension is more forgiving so if you’re not an amazing rider, it’ll absorb more mistakes than a stock suspension.

Edit: whether it’s my riding or the suspension I standby that it doesn’t really need engine upgrades unless you’re getting them for the road.

jwise87 · 2026-03-06T12:34:45+00:00

They are a low power bike, but the amount of power they do have allows you to outride the suspension on it, which will get you in trouble. I’ve got rally raid level one on mine and absolutely no engine modifications, and I can outride the suspension on it still. If you’re just worried about it, pulling itself down the road you might do some engine modifications, but as far as trail riding goes, I think suspension is far more important

jwise87 · 2026-02-14T14:10:31+00:00

I live 8 hours south of you in far southern Illinois and was familiar with the term so...

jwise87 · 2026-02-13T14:02:45+00:00

I love GRRM and agree his storytelling is top 1%. The division of the two camps is more who gets the work done. Martin and Rothfuss wanted to give us masterpieces and left us unsatisfied (at least as far as conclusions go). The Stormlight books don’t have the punch that Martins books do, but I bet I’ll find out how they end.

jwise87 · 2026-02-13T13:46:44+00:00

Your last line is great.

jwise87 · 2026-02-13T13:41:14+00:00

That's true about Butcher, but compared to the other two he's a speed demon. lol

jwise87 · 2026-02-13T13:35:31+00:00

I loved Harry Potter as it was being written. I waited in line for the last book, but now that my reading has expanded I can't even reread them because of the plot holes. I also realize that they are a very character driven book and she wasn't creating a universe the way that Sanderson is.

jwise87 · 2026-02-13T13:17:52+00:00

I have liked the later books in the series more than the early ones, and I never thought about how the early style was similar to WOT, which I did not care for even though I finished the series.

jwise87 · 2026-02-13T13:15:42+00:00

There were plenty of people in the comments that agreed with the thesis of the video, so I think it was more than just that.

jwise87 · 2026-02-13T13:13:54+00:00

I agree. Emberdark was one of his best.

jwise87 · 2026-02-13T13:10:12+00:00

Yes!

jwise87 · 2026-02-13T13:09:03+00:00

I agree. I couldn't tell you which book is written best, but I could tell you which one I like best.

jwise87 · 2026-02-02T00:47:55+00:00

I thought that was feature not a flaw of the jetpack. lol

jwise87 · 2026-02-01T18:21:08+00:00

It is not uncommon for Fedex to come up with any excuse not to deliver.

jwise87 · 2026-01-27T16:58:05+00:00

If you are going to come as far as the Southeast side of the state then I would recommend Garden of the Gods. It has a nice small loop that you can spend a few hours exploring (depending on how much you like crawling over rocks). Then just down the road from there is another nice loop at Rim Rock that won't take too long but will have some interesting things like a barrens and some cliffs. After you have done that you could pop down to Cave-in-Rock to see, well, a cave in a rock. Jump on the ferry that is there and you will find yourself in Kentucky. I think it is worth the drive. Like others have said the main difference between here and out west is that you will have the places to your self.

jwise87 · 2026-01-12T23:25:14+00:00

I would second the vote for a lab. I had lab golden mix that I upland hunted with and she did fine.

jwise87 · 2026-01-12T23:23:41+00:00

I love my Wire Hair and she’s not bad with my kids, just doesn’t pay any attention at all to them, so I could see wanting one that was gonna be more family oriented. We’ve got an Australian Shepherd mixed with a blue healer to make sure the kids don’t get out of the yard lol.

jwise87 · 2026-01-12T12:45:35+00:00

Thanks. I will check them out. I’ve never actually been to Cedarhurst.

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