Manufacturing hits brick wall
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span> – <span word="Manufacturing">Manufacturing</span> <span word="hits">hits</span> <span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="slows">slows</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="word">word</span>, <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>, <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="crashing">crashing</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>?</p><p><span word="Traditions">Traditions</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="suppose">suppose</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advent">advent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cement">cement</span>, <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="steel">steel</span>, <span word="bricks">bricks</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="durable">durable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commonplace">commonplace</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tougher">tougher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="mud">mud</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="time">time</span>, “<span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>” <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tough">tough</span>.</p><p><span word="Literally">Literally</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="headfirst">headfirst</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> (<span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="he">he</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>) <span word="would">would</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="lump">lump</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forehead">forehead</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="sustain">sustain</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="torso">torso</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="limbs">limbs</span> <span word="also">also</span>. <span word="Same">Same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="crashing">crashing</span> <span word="headlong">headlong</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> – <span word="carcasses">carcasses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>, <span word="strong">strong</span>, <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="immovable">immovable</span>.</p><p><span word="Figuratively">Figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="hits">hits</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="stagnating">stagnating</span> – <span word="not">not</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="slows">slows</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="ordering">ordering</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="manufactured">manufactured</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="Brick">Brick</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commodity">commodity</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="bricks">bricks</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>.</p>
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