Well, let me tell ya, this “brick black” thing, it ain’t somethin’ fancy. It’s just about them bricks gettin’ all black and dirty, you see? Like, when you got a house made of bricks, and over time, they just… turn black. Don’t know why city folks make such a fuss about it, callin’ it all sorts of names.
Now, I ain’t no fancy scientist or nothin’, but I’ve seen my share of dirty bricks. It’s like that soot from the fire, you know? When you burn wood in the stove all winter, that black stuff gets everywhere. Same kinda thing happens to bricks, I reckon. Specially in them big cities, with all them cars and factories pumpin’ out smoke. That smoke, it just sticks to the bricks, makes ‘em all grimy.
Rain helps, mind you. A good rain shower can wash away some of that black gunk. But if you don’t clean ‘em proper, that black stuff just builds up. Then you got a real mess on your hands. It gets all crusty and hard, like somethin’ died on your walls. And then, wouldn’t you know it, the bricks start to crumble. Erosion, they call it. Sounds fancy, but it just means the bricks are fallin’ apart.
- Makes your house look ugly, that’s for sure.
- Weakens the walls, too.
- And then you gotta spend a whole lotta money fixin’ it.
I remember my old neighbor, Mrs. Higgins, bless her soul. She had this beautiful brick house. But she never cleaned them bricks, not once! Over the years, they just got blacker and blacker. Looked like somethin’ outta a horror movie. And sure enough, after a while, the bricks started crackin’ and fallin’ apart. She had to get the whole wall rebuilt. Cost her a pretty penny, I tell ya. All ‘cause she didn’t take care of that “brick black” problem.
Now, some folks say there’s different kinds of black on bricks. They talk about carbon black, and soot, and all sorts of things. Like them fancy bricks they use in London, they say they got all black from the air pollution way back when. Greyish black, even. But to me, it’s all the same. Dirty bricks is dirty bricks, no matter what you call it. And you gotta clean ‘em if you don’t want your house fallin’ down around your ears.
And get this, these city folks, they even sell stuff to clean your bricks. Special cleaners and brushes and whatnot. They got whole stores sellin’ stuff just for that! Can you believe it? Back in my day, we just used good ol’ soap and water and a good strong scrub brush. And elbow grease, don’t forget the elbow grease! You gotta put some muscle into it if you wanna get them bricks clean.
And then there’s them black bricks they sellin’ now! Bags and such, all black and fancy. I seen ’em online, all shiny and new. My granddaughter, she’s always lookin’ at that stuff on her phone. They call it “Black Brick” this and “Black Brick” that. Seems like folks like the black color now, go figure. But that ain’t the same as dirty bricks, mind you. That’s a whole different thing.
So, if you got bricks on your house, and they startin’ to turn black, don’t wait around. Get out there and clean ‘em! Don’t let that black stuff build up and ruin your house. A little bit of elbow grease goes a long way, I tell ya. And if you see them fancy black bricks in the stores, well, that’s up to you if you wanna buy ‘em. But me, I like my bricks good and clean, thank you very much.
And lastly, remember to check the price before buying those new bags, city folk like to charge a lot for just about anything. You need to be smart with money, you hear?
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