THE MOCK CONFESSIONAL

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This thead could use more pictures.

I'm thick as a brick, so hardly notice how misplaced this post is.

Bricks aren't all that thick and can be the foundation for some great long term building projects. In my experience, carefully misplaced ones can result in some very funny trips, I must confess.

I really like brick structures and buildings, but we don't have many here any more because they easily crumble in earthquakes. Some of the few brick buildings that remain after the '06 and '89 quakes are supported by huge steel chevrons to meet building code.

This is the San Francisco Design Center - you can see what I'm talking about:




A friend of mine who did very well with a start-up dot com bought a loft in the converted GE building. The intererior of his place consists of exposed brick, wood, plus some iron and stone (model unit in pic below). Dream materials, textures and lay-out, to me. My old house is all boxy plaster and paint (though the original parque hardwood floors are great).




(I confess, these are not personal photos, I clipped them off the internet.)

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