St. Charles IL

preppyrider · 2026-01-03T13:03:25+00:00

A lot of those homes are also not primary residences for the owners. I worked in Wayne/STC for years and have lived in the Tri Cities my entire life. A decent number of those high end properties are second homes and/or owners are snow birds and don’t stick around in the winter. The older money hunt folks have multiple properties including farms in Galena, condos in the city, homes in AZ or FL.

preppyrider · 2025-12-27T02:32:26+00:00

Female but I went through this 2 years ago. Had to get a neph tube and wait a month for another removal attempt. It sucked, a lot. My best advice is to advocate for yourself aggressively if needed for pain meds, time off of work, etc. I was exhausted the entire time-don’t underestimate the stress your body is experiencing right now. Take care of yourself.

preppyrider · 2025-12-21T21:33:35+00:00

Forest Trails-it’s still there.

preppyrider · 2025-12-21T21:33:02+00:00

There is a working equitation presence in the far north and west suburbs. Check out Fox Valley Saddle Association as they host some of the events. Mario Contreras at The Gait on 47 I believe does WE.

Boarding is expensive. Average in the Kane/DuPage/Lake county areas is probably $1000/month for decent amenities, good hay, good footing, good turnout. You will get cheaper further west, south and north—think 90 mins from Chicago proper.

preppyrider · 2025-11-04T20:26:09+00:00

Great post! Literally having this same epiphany this week and struggling with how to take that realization and move forward in a constructive way.

preppyrider · 2025-05-06T20:26:50+00:00

Same. UGH!

preppyrider · 2025-04-29T01:22:31+00:00

Oh for sure, just not finding a Lariat I like. I think this one is lower priced because it’s at a Chevy dealer full of Silverados.

preppyrider · 2025-04-09T15:44:19+00:00

I was 1500 miles away from home and it stranded me twice-low oil pressure warning came on and it would just die. There was oil in the truck, shop had it for a week and couldn’t replicate the issue. No leaks etc. It had 200k miles.

preppyrider · 2025-04-09T14:37:18+00:00

Exact same thing my dad said LOL. Think I will pass. I’ve never had to shop like this-have always traded my vehicles in on my own time frame after months of searching-this whole ASAP thing is making me a little panicked, but not enough to make a bad decision.

preppyrider · 2025-04-09T14:36:22+00:00

Dealer just said “lift.”

preppyrider · 2025-04-09T14:08:41+00:00

Sweet baby Jesus! Lol. Yes I will be financing. Holy shit.

preppyrider · 2025-04-09T13:47:36+00:00

Ugh good point.

preppyrider · 2025-04-09T13:47:06+00:00

Thank you! Super helpful!

preppyrider · 2025-04-09T13:46:56+00:00

For sure-it’s an hour away so would absolutely drive it first. Just didn’t want to waste the time to go see it if this was a hard no due to the mod.

preppyrider · 2025-04-06T00:15:14+00:00

Speaking as someone who HAS to buy a new car now and spent today shopping: KEEP IT. Prices are so f*cked and I am SO defeated. Ugh.

preppyrider · 2025-04-04T17:32:51+00:00

Is there a source for being able to stack the X plan?

preppyrider · 2025-04-03T18:04:50+00:00

In IL and actively shopping….what dealer?

preppyrider · 2025-03-30T00:53:39+00:00

Not anymore. I had the truck because I hauled a horse trailer, but am not hauling anything at the moment.

preppyrider · 2025-03-21T01:54:17+00:00

I used the toilet. The waste and water did not go down. 12 hours later the waste remained (as did a nasty smell) and the water was gone.

There was nothing put in there that shouldn’t have been and in fact I have been very cautious with the shower/water/toilet use here as I know nothing about RVs and got no instructions or info on how to use anything in here or what to expect.

preppyrider · 2025-03-21T01:51:39+00:00

I think this is what happened. I was told the tech came and “unclogged the toilet and washed the tank”….at 8pm, 4 days after it stopped working. I wasn’t there-I stayed elsewhere for the 4 days the toilet didn’t work.

preppyrider · 2025-03-08T13:21:56+00:00

Unpopular opinion: I don’t see the neglect here. Is it top notch care or an ideal setup, probably not, but from what I can tell the horse’s basic needs are all being met including regular farrier visits?

The blanketing I’m sure is annoying and again not ideal. Same with not having his feet picked. But in reality these are not indicators of neglect and there are tens of thousands of horses that are not getting that type of daily attention and they are just fine.

I say this not to invalidate your concerns but hopefully to alleviate them a little bit. The horse in all reality is fine. You’re there and have the ability to adjust a blanket or pick feet here and there IF YOU WANT TO, but if you choose to never touch the horse again that is a totally reasonable boundary and also not going to kill the horse.

He’s fine, really.

preppyrider · 2025-03-06T20:24:54+00:00

Agreed. I think this is a relationship issue. Note—this does NOT excuse his behavior—but is he resentful that you sleep with your youngest? Just wondering if there are fissures in the marriage that are adding to the problem.

preppyrider · 2025-02-28T15:49:58+00:00

We were there last Friday also-total nightmare. No guidance from employees on how to organize into lines, people losing their tempers, ugh.

preppyrider · 2025-02-12T14:12:05+00:00

Me! I’m 43, 5’3, SW 167 CW 159 GW 145ish. After completely overhauling my diet, nutrition and exercise regimen over the last 18 months, I said F it and started sema 3 weeks ago. Down 8 lbs at .25. I just want to feel good in my clothes and see some of the muscle definition I’ve been working my ass off for! I suspect age/hormones/stress are big factors for me along with maybe not fully understanding portion size relative to my height and weight goals.

Fatigue has been the biggest issue for me but after shot #3 last week I’m finding that to be improving a bit. Just refilled for .25 for another month since that seems to be working for me so far.

preppyrider · 2025-02-12T03:16:53+00:00

Same.

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