Honesty in Advertising: am I really supposed to think that they are remorseful?

This is the first time in my lifetime that I've ever seen a "permanent" "Out of Order" sign. Why not be honest and say "We have no intention of repairing this machine. Go down to the first floor"? Or why not take the machine out entirely and put up a sign that says "Ice Machine on First Floor" rather than taunt their guests with the expectation that the ice machine will be repaired soon? Where I come from, you don't create permanent signage for a temporary problem. Maybe they're dumb here and create long-term signs for short-term problems, but my guess is that if I come back here in three years that this broken ice machine and this sign will still be here. Obviously, they're not sorry enough for the inconvenience that they want to fix it any time soon. lol