I am laughing out loud, I did that in Belmont, NC (late 1950s) for 2 cents a brick and lasted one week. LOL again. That was serious money with a pregnant wife and no regular place to live. I am glad I finally got rich! hahahaha Yeah, I lasted 3 days I think. Thing is, I was 12...this was 1976 I think. It was the summer and I needed some cash. The bricks I was cleaning were at an old cotton gin that had been torn down. Can't remember how many bricks I cleaned. There were a lot of kids there...it was hard work! The next summer I worked for the city in some kind of make work program. I bought my first car with that money.