Bobby pins work great for that in a pinch.

Hearing about the factory's bad labor reports is truly shocking.

Dark bricks are brutal in the sun. Have you tried spraying them with water regularly? It cools them off and actually slows the mortar drying, which gives you more time to work. I always schedule brick work for early morning or shade periods. The temperature difference is real, and it can mess up your mortar if you're not careful. Gloves help, but wetting the bricks is the best fix.

That algorithm delay is the worst.

Yikes, your buddy learned the hard way that guessing is just future regret with extra steps. Bet that sunroom felt like a walk-in freezer!