Can’t call this a defect, but it really had me intrigued today. Why would you sink pop or beer cans in the concrete? My guess was they were “forms” for a future post for a handrail or guardrail of some sort. Who knows?
Never surprised-Always amazed…
I agree. For railings.
Secure piggysbanks
Permanent ash trays…
That’s a vehicle ramp to a workshop behind them. The railings idea is the only thing I could think of. The client has 5 yr old twins. I was concerned about them sticking their fingers in and getting cut. But, it is a foreclosure home, and there are a lot more dangers than those buried cans lurking everywhere!
I think the foreclosed people may have even booby-trapped the place. I always do crawl space last. Something caused me to remove the hatch and take a peak before inspecting inside. The main plumbing waste line was taken loose at a 90 and allowing all the waste to collect in the crawlspace!! Yuck!:vomit:
A “hot” black wire was connected to the green grnd screw on a light switch. The entire metal plate of the switch was energized!
I think the place, supposedly vacant for 9 months, should be tested for meth!!!
Wow!
I agree with your first guess.
They needed a round hole there for something 
Folks usually have a reason for doing stuff and they were spaced even
from what I saw.
I have seen guys use solo cups and the like to leave nice circles around things coming out of walls when stuccoing them.
Good idea, actually. Ever seen one on a chimney? The hole did not go all the way through, perfectly round hole 2" diameter and about 6" deep in a stone chimney. We originally guessed it was for running a gas pipe to the fireplace until we saw it did not go all the way through.
It did make a perfect bird’s nest. 
I have seen cans used quite a bit for for future railings. The railings are then epoxied in. Twenty years ago, 16oz pop bottles were used instead.
Newbies are also youngsters Jeff!! 
Maybe 30 or 40 yrs ago? Remember-20 yrs ago was 1993! My oldest son was already 11, and I hadn’t collected those glass bottles to earn money since the 70’s.
Guess I’m just getting too old to admit it…
I graduated in 1992 and we had the glass bottles for a few years after that. You can still buy them in Missouri. Pepsi tastes so much better in a cold glass bottle
Pepsi…really? Always Coke. Ever hear “gimme a Rum and Pepsi?” lol
Here in the hillbilly state, all dark soft drinks are called “Coke”. In the north, it’s called “Pop”…
For bottles & cans I love my “soda” to be Pepsi. For fountain it’s Coke. Mixed drinks always taste better with diet.
Funny, I am opposite. I don’t mind fountain Pepsi, as long as it has some “kick”, but prefer Coke in a can. My sister in law says Coke tastes “flat”, and I say Pepsi tastes flat.
And is it true that alcohol when mixed with diet drinks acts stronger, quicker? I think that was on one of those evening news programs a short while ago. I just stick with beer occasionally these days. Liquor is just too intense. #-o
Mike Clark!You got me, i was looking to see a photo of some horrific masonry, you know from a drunk concrete guy…
Mike,
I’m from Pennsylvania originally and it was called Soda not Pop. When I moved to Texas it was all called Coke. What kinda Coke do you want ? 
No Rum and Pepsi for me my Hillbillie friend ! Crown and (Diet) Coke for me please :mrgreen:
I stand corrected, Joe. I used to have a pal from Jersey who called it Soda.
Man, Crown and Diet sounds sooo goood!!
hahaha! I’ll try to dig up some pics of me and my wife’s uncle when I worked a summer pouring concrete with him! I had no clue what to do, and he would get so drunk I would have to do the edging and final finishing!!:mrgreen: