Jim Bauer

@porwest (111532)

United States • Age 52

Joined myLot 7 years ago

Just a simple guy with nothing better to do than to waste a little time with my myLot friends. Dabble in some music here and there, and just lead a simple life.

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Fingers Crossed for Refund Time

IvySaysHi @IvySaysHi (4601) • United States 16 Nov

I know it is still a little bit aways from income tax time but, let me tell you I have some very important things I plan to take care of with that money to help get us caught up with anything big we need taken care of. I have no...

taxes

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Jim Bauer @IvySaysHi It helps no one. If one is relying on windfalls to pay bills, they have a serious money problem that needs to be fixed. Help would be ADDING to one's benefit, not simply getting them by or catching them up. Just my two cents worth. It's like food...

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11/27/25 - Meals

LindaOH @LindaOHio (207451) • United States 28 Nov

112 days until spring. I hope those of you that celebrate had a good Thanksgiving. Cousin #2s meal was pretty good; and we ate too much!!! We lucked out and only got a couple of inches of s**w. I guess Michigan was really hard...

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Jim Bauer @GardenGerty The only issue I have with the Innovasian boxes is I think there should be more chicken in the package, but it's really good.

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A strange Thanksgiving

Vicki, #1 Creek Girl @1creekgirl (44251) • United States 26 Nov

We had planned to eat our Thanksgiving meal today instead of tomorrow. But during the night I got really sick with a painful sore throat and cough. Dale took me to Urgent care first thing this morning and I have acute Bronchitis....

thanksgiving

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Jim Bauer @1creekgirl We get together when we can. We live close, but there's always life and it's busy.

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Trump is Proven Right AGAIN

Jim Bauer @porwest (111532) • United States 7 Apr

Once again, Donald J. Trump shows, he's so far ahead of everyone else in the game, it's almost strange to me that by now, so many people have failed to figure it out. I mean, it wasn't that long ago that Trump threatened to get...

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Jim Bauer @moffittjc Make sure you don't wash them when you turn them in and have worn them for at least three days. They will have no questions and probably won't even examine them. lol.

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Between you and your spouse, who nags more?

solxee @sol_cee (38309) • Philippines 10 Oct 23

My mother is a nagger. Growing up, I saw how much she nagged my father, and I told myself I would never be like that. It left such an imprint on me that I promised my younger self that if I ever had a husband, I would never become...

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Jim Bauer @sol_cee Definitely the grand prize. lol

2 Dec

Have you had your pole checked sir?

Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (14096) • Ireland 27 Nov

Someone pounded loudly on my front door this morning before I was quite at my self. It was still dark and cold and I could see sheets of drizzle drifting through the beam of orange street lights when I opened the door. And open...

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2 Dec

A Morning Surprise

Jeff Moffitt @moffittjc (126455) • Gainesville, Florida 15 Nov

A few mornings ago, as I was sitting in my kitchen enjoying a cup of hot coffee, I heard a very loud and distinct cry of a bird of prey. And VERY close. I immediately jumped up, went out the French doors to my back patio, and saw...

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Jim Bauer @moffittjc If I never see a bear up close and personal, I will be happy. lol

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Ah, Screw It

Jim Bauer @porwest (111532) • United States 26 Nov

That's what you just have to say, sometimes. Screw it. I have back issues and have for years now. Something that only gets progressively worse unfortunately. The joys of aging? Or perhaps the pains due from a lifetime of...

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Jim Bauer No. lol

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Snack of Champions

Jim Bauer @porwest (111532) • United States 2 Nov

Earlier, my wife and I were working on a little project. We wanted to clean behind and around the dryer since lint sometimes builds up and it has been a while. Lo and behold, as things often go, a simple task turned into a chore...

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Jim Bauer @LadyDuck To me a pizza can never have too much cheese. lol

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Down $25

Jim Bauer @porwest (111532) • United States 27 Nov

We decided to take a run over to the Casino Queen in East St. Louis and spend an hour or two, just for kicks and grins. It was really dead there, which was great, since there was virtually no competition to get on a machine. I...

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Jim Bauer It definitely could have gone worse. lol

2 Dec

Down $25

Jim Bauer @porwest (111532) • United States 27 Nov

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Jim Bauer It's always fun to share.

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11/28/25 - Meals

LindaOH @LindaOHio (207451) • United States 28 Nov

111 days until spring. It's going to be in the teens (-9 Celsius) Thursday night. Brrrrr. Nothing going on this weekend. I'm finishing up the Christmas cards. Nothing else planned. I probably should start working on adding...

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Jim Bauer @LindaOHio Hopefully you found some good deals. Usually I find the "deals" aren't really deals at all.

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Will it Click? Or I Guess the Better Question is Will They?

Jim Bauer @porwest (111532) • United States 28 Nov

It's not my first rodeo, as they say, dabbling a bit with YouTube. All said, I have three channels. None of them are monetized, and so far, none of them are "successful." But I also can't say any of them were [i]endeavors of...

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Jim Bauer The thing with AI, for me, is this; if it is used as an extension of human creativity, when it is used for art (such as music or writing) then I think it's great. If it is used as a replacement for human talent, that's an entirely different thing to me. For...

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Will it Click? Or I Guess the Better Question is Will They?

Jim Bauer @porwest (111532) • United States 28 Nov

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Jim Bauer As I like to say about most things, anything is possible. One just never knows.

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I Hate Cooking Noodles

Go Crossbones @crossbones27 (51703) • Mojave, California 21 Nov

They rarely turn out perfect. You under cook them they can be a bit stiff and stick together. You over cook them and they soft soggy and stick together. How do people cook noodles properly, is it oil and temperature or something?...

stop being a wet noodle

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Jim Bauer @crossbones27 Seems like a reasonable explanation. lol

1 Dec

Contrary to How it Sometimes Comes Off

Jim Bauer @porwest (111532) • United States 11 Nov

Whenever I bring up money, some people seem to take it as bragging. Let me be clear—it's not. I'll hear comments like, "Glad it worked out for you," or, "Well, not everyone's situation is the same." And while that's true,...

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Jim Bauer @dgobucks226 Part of the thing with athletes, and you can lump lottery winners in this bunch as well, is that they didn't come into money from any money sense. They simply come into money. When you don't appreciate the struggle, and when the money just comes...

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I Have A Better Idea for Avoiding or Ending Shutdowns

Jim Bauer @porwest (111532) • United States 9 Nov

You know, I have to say, I applaud Senator John Kennedy's bills proposing that during future government shutdowns, lawmakers don't get paid. But let's face it. Is that enough? They're all millionaires in the Congress and in the...

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Jim Bauer @moffittjc Yep. They call that lifestyle creep. I have actually never allowed lifestyle creep to get me. No matter how much money I made, I paid myself a salary and we still operate the same way. We live on very little of our means, actually. The difference...

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Well, So Much for Ollie's on that One

Jim Bauer @porwest (111532) • United States 8 Nov

How do you lose Porwest's business on something? Simply hike the price and price yourself out of my market and that's it. You're out. Now, this is not at all a complaint against Ollie's. I love the store, and there's plenty...

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Jim Bauer @LadyDuck It can't hurt.

1 Dec

Happy Thanksgiving

LindaOH @LindaOHio (207451) • United States 26 Nov

I was leaving a Thanksgiving message on Facebook for the members and my Social Surveyors when I discovered this picture. It was so cute I wanted to share it with you. I hope our American members have a safe, happy and blessed...

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Jim Bauer @LindaOHio Everything turned out perfect. Thank you.

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11/25/25 - Meals & News

LindaOH @LindaOHio (207451) • United States 26 Nov

114 days until spring. They have changed our weather forecast to a Winter Storm Warning with 8-13" possible. Cousin #2 is not worried; but I am concerned about her driving out here as our weather is usually worse than hers...she...

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Jim Bauer @LindaOHio Hmm. You know, I might just try that once. I mean, how far off can it be from a hot dog fried up or fried bologna? Damn you!

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