On 30/08/2019 18:12, Bert Coules wrote:
Having just made my usual abject mess of laying a single course of
bricks (atop an existing low wall) I seriously wonder why I didn't
simply stick the damn things in place and fill the gaps with more of the
same adhesive. Centuries-old technology may be all well and good if you
can manage it, but for some jobs there are better alternatives.

most people think building is easy...seen so many people try to build a
house by themselves and ending up bankrupt due to bodging it and to not
realising that real skills are required ........