The analogy would hold true if you were to replace the bricks with any other item. The facts are this: Laidaw is in the renewable energy business and, before this suspension set them back, were making great progress on a number of fronts:
1) Berlin, NH 75MW power plant (Payment owed to LLEG from Cate St.)
2) New Bedford thermal power plant (Sources thermal energy to Konarka's manufacturing facility)
3) Susanville, CA (LLEG acquires 100% of the plant)
The company has been solid up until this suspension. I think its unfair to claim they have been fraudulent all this time and I think that it is best to let the investigation take place and see what comes out of it.
“We have to make a serious commitment to developing new sources of energy and we have to do it right away.” -Barack Obama
"Investing in energy projects is a marathon, not a sprint." -Michael B. Bartoszek