05-05-2015, 12:16 AM
It did get me wondering, though, if the blocks were actually made using cinders or if that's simply a regional colloquialism. I did a quick search and came up with [url=http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCUQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eng-tips.com%2Fviewthread.cfm%3Fqid%3D94710&ei=1Z1HVY78E4n2yQSdzoH4Cg&usg=AFQjCNGu1cMK2cBIi0DQXKoxZmJajSvyWQ&sig2=nj0GCRf4WCNRTmPI-kSKHA&bvm=bv.92291466,d.aWw&cad=rja' Wrote:THIS[/url]. I thought that the second to last reply was interesting.
Wayne
While working at Angeles Block made the mistake once of calling them bricks. The boss quickly corrected me that they are cinder blocks NOT bricks. Here's a link to Wikipedia definitions:
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Don't remember CMU being used at Angeles Block.
Andy Jackson
Santa Fe Springs CA
ATSF/LAJ Ry Fan & Modeler
Santa Fe Springs CA
ATSF/LAJ Ry Fan & Modeler