Do as we say … Not as we do

It irks people when someone says one thing then does another.
It really irks people when it is the government saying one thing and doing another.

This may sound petty, but it really irked me when I read this in the LA Times…

At Los Angeles City Hall, the earthquake drill coincided with the regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning Commission, which had two high-profile issues on its agenda -– digital billboards and a 49-story tower planned for Century City.

The nine-member panel interrupted its meeting, moved to another room, had difficulty with its microphones and struggled to get its video system up and running. None of those problems had anything to do with the drill, however.

Instead, the disruptions were caused by the huge turnout for the Century City project. When the actual drill occurred, a City Hall security guard told the audience in the packed council chamber -– a room filled with lobbyists, union members and neighborhood activists — that they were experiencing an earthquake drill and should immediately “duck, cover and hold.”

No one did.

If the gavel had been in my hand it would have been different.

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