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Re:Scottish Nitroglycerin and One Legged Stools (2014) by ThePadawan on Saturday October 03, 2020 @05:02PM (#24674645)
I saw some bricklayers lay paving stones recently. A few tons of them. They also had strap-on single-legged stools and I was really surprised to see such a specific tool!
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Re:Scottish Nitroglycerin and One Legged Stools (2014) by rusure on Sunday October 04, 2020 @09:56AM (#24679081)
Re you sure they weren't hods

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick_hod

Used to carry bricks up and down steps

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Re:Scottish Nitroglycerin and One Legged Stools (2014) by ThePadawan on Sunday October 04, 2020 @02:57PM (#24681401)
Well, they were only about a foot in length, attached around the trousers, and the workers were sitting on them.
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