Robert Baines

Just a lancashire lad trying to eat my way through the world! Also surveying buildings in the day to day as a Chartered Building Surveyor!

[Robert Baines @Rob_Baines]

@364690 They did this to me. I moved elsewhere. They then called to ask why i wasn't renewing. I said i got it a lot cheaper elsewhere. They said i should have called them as they could be more competitive on cost.
SO SEND YOUR BEST COST AS THE RENEWAL QUOTE!!

[Robert Baines @Rob_Baines]

@JVMonte2 Pendulum when they played at Coventry uni in about 2007. It was like them playing on a school stage. Place was mental

[Anon Opin. @anon_opin]

Americans - take that superfluous "s" that you add to Lego, and put it rightfully onto the end of Maths.

[Robert Baines @Rob_Baines]

@ladbible He said she must suffer from baxk pain

[A View From Yorkshire @models_by_Russ]

They’re beating the war drums again — Russia this, Russia that — puffed-up soundbites from people who’ve never worn a uniform, never buried a mate, and wouldn’t last ten minutes if their Deliveroo was late.

Let’s start with the obvious lie they keep hoping we won’t notice: we don’t have a fighting force. Not a serious one. Not one fit for a major war. We’ve hollowed it out, downsized it, outsourced it, and then had the audacity to clap politely at remembrance events while gutting it the rest of the year. You don’t win wars with PowerPoint slides and diversity briefings.

First: Ukraine is not our conflict.
Sympathy? Yes. Aid? We’ve given plenty.
But British sons and daughters bleeding for a border dispute thousands of miles away while our own borders are treated like an optional suggestion? Jog on.

Second: the UK has already done enough for Europe — historically, repeatedly, and at obscene cost.
Twice last century we stepped in while others hesitated, paid in blood, debt, and broken generations… and now we’re expected to bankroll and backstop the continent again while being lectured about our past by people who did sweet nothing when it mattered.

Third: patriotism.
Remember how loving your country suddenly became embarrassing?
How flags were sneered at, pride mocked, history rewritten, and anyone who actually gave a damn was branded thick, racist, or “problematic”?
Now — magically — they want patriotism back. Funny that. Apparently it’s only acceptable when they need bodies, not opinions.

And fourth — the big one — what the fuck are we fighting for?

Our home country?
The one that’s run down, hollowed out, crime-ridden, and visibly decaying?
Where towns look like they’ve been forgotten on purpose, public services are a shambles, and working people are told to shut up and pay more for less?
Where law-abiding citizens feel like second-class inconveniences and criminals get understanding, excuses, and early release?

You don’t inspire people to fight by telling them their country is awful — then suddenly demand they die for it.
You don’t mock pride, erase identity, neglect communities, and then act shocked when no one’s queuing up to sacrifice themselves.

This isn’t about defence.
It’s about distraction.
It’s about posturing.
It’s about politicians playing geopolitical dress-up while the nation beneath them quietly crumbles.

If Westminster wants a war, maybe they should first explain what Britain is supposed to be worth fighting for again — because at the moment, they’ve spent years doing everything possible to convince people it isn’t.

No mercy. No confusion. Just the truth they hate hearing

[Robert Baines @Rob_Baines]

@SThingsMeme Ultravox - Vienna

[Lord of Adders Black @LeAdderNoire]

Fuck it, I am going to have 19 more kids and go on Universal Credit. What’s the fucking point of grafting.

[Chris Rose @ArchRose90]

In short, the Budget will make people who wake up early for work, pay more to make it easier for those who don’t wake up until midday.

Same old Labour.

[Robert Baines @Rob_Baines]

@EuroGaragesLtd @EGOnTheMove any idea when the @istobal_corp app will be reconnected to the Eurogarages network? Or will EG be creating their own? The Frontier Park car washes seem to be falling apart now this partnership seems to be on the downward?

[lynk @lynk0x]

The crypto market explained in a few seconds.

[Robert Baines @Rob_Baines]

@BrightmanDesign is the latest Condoc tools compatible with older versions of Sketchup Pro (e.g 2021)?

[Anon Opin. @anon_opin]

There is no better feeling that when the barperson thinks you're next to be served, but actually someone else was and you get to be all like 'no, it's actually their turn' and you're basically Jesus.

[Robert Baines @Rob_Baines]

@AB84 Images of Covid patients causing hospitals in China to be overruun were released by China to scare the rest of the world who then ran themsevles into financial ruin over a disease while China's economy boomed in the process.

[Nandi 🤍💜🤍 @pallnandi]

A man can be emotionally shattered, mentally exhausted, financially ruined, and spiritually drained, but if he’s still showing up, no one notices. Society doesn’t check his mental health, only his performance. Utility over humanity. Every time

[miaysha @miaysha]

Unfortunately, diet, exercise, and waking up at the crack of dawn DOES dramatically improve the quality of your life.

[Chris Rose @ArchRose90]

Trump: “I'm not a fan of your mayor [Sadiq Khan], a nasty person…He's done a terrible job, the mayor of London."

Starmer: “He's actually a friend of mine.”

Trump: "I think he's done a terrible job."

So awkward and yet so right and hilarious!

[Robert Baines @Rob_Baines]

@fesshole The worst part of this confession is the fact that the guy buys a Mayo Chicken instead of a side cheeseburger. Surprised he has a wife not a husband based on that information

[Storm ❤️‍🔥 @Stormycol2]

maturing is realizing that apple watch is a waste of money