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Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169406) • United States 15 Feb

It is after 5 p.m. and we still have sunshine. I had best hurry and take the garbage out, tomorrow is trash day. After church today hubby and I went to Wichita to find the location of tomorrow's appointment. And a shorter way to...

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Camping Begins Again...Soon

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 14 Mar 25

Well, it's official and on the books. Our first camp is scheduled for the end of April for a three-night stay and as usual, it should be a lot of fun. This time it will be with my dad and his wife, who got a site right next door...

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Is reading for leisure more beneficial than reading for knowledge?

Anish Asokan @RevivedWarrior (3853) • India 5 Sep 24

Reading helps in broadening the horizons of the mins. It improves creativity, critical thinking. Reading is an essential habit for intellectual development and for personal growth. Reading for knowledge is a powerful way for...

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Preparing For the Next Camping Trip

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 5 Aug 24

We are not sure if this will be the final one of the season. We are heading out to camp in the Galesburg/Knoxville, Illinois area on Thursday morning, coming back home on Sunday. But of course, we plan to have a good time. My...

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Next Week I Think

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 11 Oct 23

Why put off tomorrow what I could do today? Well, because I am a procrastinator of course. Either way, we had our last camp of the season last month and now I just have to get the camper in to be winterized. I could attempt to do...

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First Camp of 2023 is Booked

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 5 Mar 23

So, we have the first camp with the camper booked for 2023 and we are really looking forward to it. We will camp with my dad and step mother in Cape Girardeau, MO on the 28th and 20th of April, leaving on the 30th. It should be a...

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Camper's Finally Home

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 17 Dec 22

Or, should I say, back at Cubesmart where we store it. The bill was only $211. The warranty covered the faucet and the broken gray tank lever. And it's winterized. I tried to be as civilized as possible in my interaction with...

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More Camping World Follies

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 14 Nov 22

Marcus Lemonis, I love you man, but I have to tell you that my honest assessment of your baby, Camping World, it sucks. Customer service is subpar. Lack of attention to customers and customer's needs is subpar. Lack...

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Took Our Sweet Time

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 23 Oct 22

It is a rule for me with the camper behind us. Take it easy. Take it slow. Even though we are pulling a Keystone Passport Elite with a 1/2 ton F-150 Ford pickup truck (V-8) for the moment (I may upgrade to an F-250 in a...

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Camping Journal #5

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 23 Oct 22

All in all I would say that the first night out camping with the new camper went without a hitch. Well, unless you want to include the one on the back of the truck. Mostly we did not run into any hiccups, other than we forgot the...

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Camping Journal #4

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 20 Oct 22

Perhaps it is a weird idea. But hear me out. Of course, if you have been following, we have our first real camping trip planned for this weekend in St. Charles, Missouri at Sundermeir RV Park about an hour away. It should...

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First Camping Trip Booked

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 9 Oct 22

Oh boy. Here we go. We said we wanted to get some use out of the camper before we winterize it just before Thanksgiving. So, I booked a spot for the 22nd of October at Sundermeier RV park in St. Charles, Missouri, about an hour...

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Camping Journal #3

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 2 Oct 22

We wanted to get the new camper onto the driveway, which was an interesting feat for me to say the least—having family over today to celebrate my mom's 72nd birthday which was officially the 28th of September, and of course we...

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Not Sure if I am Ready

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 29 Sep 22

Seems like this is going to be a busy weekend. My wife and I are talking about attempting to do a "practice camp" in our driveway, and we may have company over since it was my mom's birthday on the 28th and we may want to...

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Camping Journal #2

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 25 Sep 22

Well, there is no camping to speak of just yet. But we do have the camper, as we took delivery on that yesterday, so the journey has definitely begun—with all the learning along the way to go with it that I am sure...

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I Have No Idea

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 22 Sep 22

I still have no idea what we are getting ourselves into here with this camper. But Saturday we go to get the truck "outfitted," and take delivery. It is a done deal, so I am not sure there is any backing out at this point. We...

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Time to Put it All Back

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 18 Sep 22

It is just the way I tend to do it. I hate spending money. Even when it is for things I want. I just hate doing it. And when we do take it, no matter what it is for, the direction directly after is to put it all back as quickly as...

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Camper Journey #5—Despite the #4 and Final

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 17 Sep 22

It has felt like playing that age old game with the forget-me-not flower. "We have a camper, we don't have a camper. We have a camper, we don't have a camper." Well, it appears we do in fact have a camper. Well, for now....

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We Have Walked

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 14 Sep 22

We have walked away from the camper. It's a bit of a disappointment. But when we were told we were looking at a 10-year loan at 17% at $800 a month for a $30k camper... There was no way were going to continue with the deal. This...

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Camping Journal #1

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 11 Sep 22

Well, I suppose now that the camping journey is done, as that series was about our shopping for a camper that we now have a deal pending on, I thought it would be fun to start a Camping Journal. In other...

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