Andrew Robertson

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Escaping X for lovely Blue Sky and Sunshine. Steam engines, transport books, photography. My avatar is Popeye from Lings Moonrocket at the Fairgrond Heritage Trust, Lifton in Devon.

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Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· 19d

I see Tesla and SpaceX aren’t doing that well today.

Tesla year to date stock price down $116.17 to date.

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· 22d

This is a very good idea.

FT story as EU bans the destruction of unsold clothing inventory. 264,000 to 594,000 tons are destroyed before use.

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· 26d

I feel for the small investor who probably can’t take the losses if it carries on like this. Imagine if you bought at $200.

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· 29d

Investors who paid $201 must be thinking they bought badly.

SpaceX Nasdaq ticker showing it at $137.48 with a high of $201.80 on the 16th June.

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· Jul 11

I have a revenue raising idea. DVLA automatically fine people who have incorrectly spaced number plates. One fine possible every four weeks and each subsequent fine double the previous one. Should be feasible with digital speed cams.

Car with illegal spacing on number plate.

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· Jul 8

If you have never seen this documentary I’d really recommend it. Not just about bitcoin - lots on some of our favourite tech bros and their attitudes.

Screen shot of channel four documentary mystery of the bitcoin billionaires

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· Jun 24

Dorset Fire and Rescue were quickly on the scene of the fire.

Photo showing a Dorset fire appliance that caught fire during the heatwave. It looks as if the fire was in the cab, likely to be an engine fire. A fireman’s hose is seen coming from the rear of the appliance and steam/smoke is billowing from the cab and front of the appliance.

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· Jun 14

Someone needs to tell the FT that vintage cameras would normally have film in them that needs to be developed and then printed. That said I have used digital cameras since they arrived. It’s good that young people are starting to dump their phones for photography.

Retro cameras are back in the picture as Gen Z craves a less processed image.

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· Jun 2

But in terms of SpaceX - the profitability is based on businesses using grok.

according to the spacex filings, their valuation is justified entirely by grok, which will be 90% of enterprise ai, and ai will be 90% of the us economy

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· May 17

Turns out I’m a Liberal Progressive. I can cope with that. Closest country Germany. Find my Politics…

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· May 5

Things I never knew. Thanks to Super Yacht News, on Youtube, I discovered that Jeff Bezos has a figurehead of his wife on his super yacht.

The figurehead on Jeff Bezos super yacht is of his wife. Image shows the sculpture on the front of his sailing yacht.

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· Apr 28

Yet another reason to hate The Daily Mail.

Image of the Daily Mail Newspaper which has the headline how the Mail traced Trump’s family tree and found he’s the Kings Cousin.

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· Apr 17

This amused me yesterday.

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· Apr 8

This popped up on my eBay feed and I immediately thought of Trump.

Book cover titled Transactions of the Orange Empire. A book about American interurban railways (trams). Title made me think of Trump and his orange make up.

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· Apr 7

Exhibit 1 - International Criminal Court.

A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don't want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· Mar 31

Farage’s friend is no friend of the UK, or indeed anyone. The King should immediately cancel his planned visit to the US.

Idiotic post from Donald Trump All of those countries that can't get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you: Number 1, buy from the U.S., we have plenty, and Number 2, build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT. You'll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A. won't be there to help you anymore, just like you weren't there for us. Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil! President DJT

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· Mar 14

Well I could see him sleeping in Wet Nellie… which he owns.

“Wet Nellie” a Lotus car used in the James Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me.

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· Mar 11

Heroes replaced by animals on UK bank notes. Why can’t we have both.

Picture of heroes Danger Mouse and his trusty assistant Hamster Penfold.

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· Feb 11

Paris Exposition 1937

Paris Exposition 1937 front cover of official guidebook adverts for petroleum and motor.

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· Feb 11

Paris Decorative Arts Exhibition 1925 front cover and adverts, most exhibitions or guidebooks included adverts, normally by exhibiting companies or local hotels, restaurants etc.

Paris Decorative Arts Official catalogue cover,

Paris Decorative Arts Catalogue Adverts.

Paris Decorative Arts Catalogue Adverts for transport to the exhibition.

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· Feb 11

The Portable Steam Engine 2nd Edition 1912 Wansbrough. The 1st Edition 1887 had no adverts but did have a publishers list of similar titles.

Portable Steam Engine Construction by Wansbrough Cover.

Portable Steam Engine Construction by Wansbrough 1912 adverts for Brown & May and Garrett Portable Steam Engines.

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· Feb 11

A few in the next few posts.

Book titled Streets, Roads and Pavements with illustration showing steam roller and workmen.

Advert illustrations from Book titled Streets, Roads and Pavements for Granite co and BRC Roads

Book titled Streets, Roads and Pavements adverts showing generator and advert for Aveling & Porter Road Rollers and machinery.

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· Jan 19

Is Farage still in hiding? Does he have any thoughts on his friend the Mad King?

Nick Schifrin @nickschifrin
NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstorE links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]
"Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a "right of ownership" anyway? There are no written documents, it's only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT"
11:31 PM • Jan 18, 2026 • 111.2K

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· Jan 17

King Charles should send Trump one of these with a note telling him he can only be King of Mar-A-Lago and to leave Greenland alone.

A toy red and gold crown made of cheap plastic. It has fake jewels and a cross on its summit.

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· Nov 18

Downdetector is quite good at telling you who uses Cloudflare.

Downdetector screen showing top sites that are down, in this case nearly all are due to a cloudflare outage.

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· Nov 12

I'm sorry BBC the Whitehouse response isn't what should be leading your reporting.

Whitehouse deny that Trump spent hours with Epstein victim, pictured Trump sucking in his lips looking angry.

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· Oct 23

Who knew that Trump was at the controls...

Image from a famous movie where a UFO is firing a beam that is destroying the Whitehouse.

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· Oct 19

I would be disappointed if it wasn't Donkey Kong.

An image of the 1981 video game Donkey Kong showing ramps and ladders that assend to the prize at the top. The Donkey Kong Gorrila is top left.

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· Jul 31

Trump is basically Muttley.

Shows cartoon dog Muttley pointing at his chest awaiting a medal from Dick Dastardly after saving him from certain death.

Andrew Robertson@andrewrobertson· Jun 18

Some more AI madness from tomorrow's FT. $100mn to join Meta...