In a message dated 4/15/2007 10:27:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
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Mike,  Here's a question I have not thought of in over 35  yrs.  Why
were/are green cement blocks more expensive?  Way back  when I was married
to a different fella we built a house using split face  cement blocks.  I
orginally wanted green but they wanted ten cents a  block more for green,
all other colors were one price. The  green pigment musta cost more, or they 
didn't sell enough green block to  make stocking it worthwhile.  Back when I 
used to do stained glass work,  I was told red glass cost more than other 
colors because it had  gold in it.  We used brown instead. Smart  move.  Otherwise 
you'da been living in  a booger-green, split face  block house, and who wants 
that?

We used brown mortar, it was  brown all the way through, why mix up 2
batches just to make the inside and  outside 2 different colors.  Don't know
whether it was natural or  unnatural cement but the house is still standing. 
Is the ex still  standing?  Or was he more of the lying type?
I handled  every block in that house at least twice and some more than 
that.And  people wonder why labor costs are high!
Ruth   Ralph







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