Regarding my previous post about the piles of bricks.
I was an engineer and construction manager for almost a decade before. I know most people are not in construction so they can't tell if these piles of bricks appear out of place or not. So, let me point out something that most people don't know.
In most of these pictures, the piles of bricks are low grade gray bricks. Even in the pictures with brick sidewalks around, notice how the brick sidewalks are made of red bricks. So, we know that these bricks were put there not meant to replace or repair the sidewalk. In most of these pictures, there is no construction in site.
But let me point out something that I don't expect anyone outside of construction would know. Again, these are low grade gray bricks. Most of the time, they are not used for construction that you see. They are very cheap and weak. In construction, they are used as fillers. Say you are building a concrete pipe run from point A to point B, these bricks are used to fill in the gaps between the pipe sections as well as the pipe and the underground concrete structures. The workers would put the bricks in place and then use mortar to fill in the gaps. They are also used to hold up the pipes to the appropriate elevations before either sand or concrete is poured down to permanently hold the pipes in place.
In other words, you won't just find these bricks at any construction site. Different types of bricks serve a different purpose. So, if you see these low grade gray bricks, expect to also see excavation work being done. Or forms being built for a bigger structure. As a construction manager, I would never have my guys just put a pile of brick anywhere. Why? Because we know that people tend to use them to throw at stuff. And this is another thing I wanted to bring up. Believe it or not, construction managers are not idiots. Most people may find equipment and materials randomly placed in a construction site. But trust me they are carefully planned out by the CMs. We know that when our guys are not there people tend to wander onto construction sites and do stuff. The last thing we want is for people to have easy access to stuff like piles of bricks to throw them at our equipment and surrounding businesses. Not just bricks but other things as well. For example, equipment are strategically put in places where they are not easily stolen or damaged. Etc.
So, to me, these piles of bricks seem out of place even if there are construction going on near by. Someone purposefully put them at protest rally points. I think it is brilliant because if you're not in construction (especially in management) you wouldn't think much of it.
As to who would do such a thing. Unless there is thorough investigation, there's really no way to know who is behind ordering these bricks to be placed where they are.
