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Coin Joe

@coinjoe

Retired military veteran. Collector of coins , HAM operator, Love history. Fighting my demons daily.

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Coin Joe
@coinjoe Jul 18, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC

Ham Shack Update

My Baofeng 5RM Plus Still working on the ham shack situation. Not sure if I'll be setting up in the garage yet. It would be a temporary thing anyway. Still thinking about my old office in the basemen…

168 upvotes 8 replies $3.38
Coin Joe
@coinjoe Jul 16, 2026, 2:53 AM UTC

Identity Crisis

Few years ago when had to have IVIG infusions. Who am I now? That's a question I've been asking myself for a while. Not out loud. But in the quiet moments. The 4 AM hours when the house is still and…

297 upvotes 29 replies $4.66
Coin Joe
@coinjoe Jul 12, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC

Work In Progress

For some who have been following my posts for a while, you know I'm rebuilding my truck. Over the last few years I've repainted it. New bed liner. New rear bumper. New tires. All a piece at a time as…

395 upvotes 35 replies $2.81
Coin Joe
@coinjoe Jul 9, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC

Old Machines

I like keeping old things running. The AC unit is old. Don't know exactly how many years it has on it, but enough that every summer I wonder if this is the year it finally gives up. I mentioned befor…

152 upvotes 22 replies $3.33
Coin Joe
@coinjoe Jul 1, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC

Short Term Memory

Image AI generated. It's getting harder to remember things. Not the old stuff. I can tell you about things that happened 30 years ago like it was yesterday. But what someone just said to me? What I j…

321 upvotes 29 replies $3.28
Coin Joe
@coinjoe Jun 27, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC

Weekend Checkin

My cherry tomato plants! Garage is finally showing progress. It has more than a couple goat trails through it now. You can actually get from one end to the other. From one side to the other. There's…

197 upvotes 26 replies $3.02
Coin Joe
@coinjoe Jun 16, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC

Lamp Post Fixed

New weather proof socket. One of the sockets on our outdoor lamp posts went bad. We have two that sit on each side of the driveway. Seems moisture made its way into one of them and caused corrosion.…

109 upvotes 17 replies $0.78
Coin Joe
@coinjoe Jun 14, 2026, 10:54 PM UTC

Mower Fixed

My push mower. Worked on my push mower this weekend. Last week while mowing it started revving up and down. Surging. That's never good. My first thought was a fuel or spark plug issue. Changed out th…

283 upvotes 15 replies $2.09
Coin Joe
@coinjoe Jun 9, 2026, 7:22 AM UTC

Flipping the Pyramid

I'm reading a book for one of my courses right now. The Serving Leader by Ken Jennings and John Stahl-Wert. It's one of those leadership fables. A son reconnects with his dying father and learns abou…

85 upvotes 7 replies $2.23
Coin Joe
@coinjoe Jun 8, 2026, 10:38 AM UTC

Lawn and Garden Updates with Some Coffee

Sitting here sipping on some coffee as I type my words. Trying to recall events of the last week. It's getting harder it seems to recall short term memory. I hate it. But here we are. We're anticipat…

275 upvotes 19 replies $3.19