Mannion's is filled with tough looking men with the appearance of builders on their day off. What builders would be doing in a building supply store I do not know, but perhaps some just got into it as a hobby.
To be perfectly honest, I couldn't tell you what about half the stuff in Mannion's is actually for. It's all elaborate measuring equipment and bizarre tools that look like they came from a steampunk cartoon.
Out the back are tonnes upon tonnes of sand, brick and cement. I went in today to buy four concrete blocks in order to do the very student-y thing of making a bookshelf out of wood and brick. I foolishly told the guy behind the desk I could carry them home.
I didn't know you could bleed from holding concrete. read more