"in the upright position"

[Mark Mandel]

office memo around here:

> The interior window cleaning for 3600 Market will take place
> on Thursday, June 11^th starting at 8am.
>
>
>
> Please remove all items from the windowsills and ledges and have your
> blinds in the upright position.

I suppose it's overflow from the airliner instructions about seat
backs, but we just have ordinary venetian blinds. I assume they want
us to raise them.

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Mark Mandel

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