{"id":4431,"date":"2010-02-23T00:05:32","date_gmt":"2010-02-23T08:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/?p=4431"},"modified":"2010-02-22T17:51:08","modified_gmt":"2010-02-23T01:51:08","slug":"mixed-messages-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/mixed-messages-department\/","title":{"rendered":"MIXED MESSAGES DEPARTMENT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For decades elevators in Los Angeles County have displayed this reassuring bit of safety instruction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/ElevatorPhoto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4435\" title=\"radio advertising\" src=\"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/ElevatorPhoto.jpg\" alt=\"radio commercials\" width=\"478\" height=\"292\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course, it could be \u2014 and was \u2014 worse.<\/p>\n<p>For years the message began with:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;If the elevator fails to operate or the doors fail to open, please do not become alarmed. 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