L.A. Straphangers forced to miss "Live Chat" bus once again

Although the date on the MTA press release states "February 21, 2008," the press release has been modified—but with no small change. The sentence promising a posting of what was supposed to have been February's "live chat" has been erased—an omission which in a professional sphere of PR would have prompted a new date even back when paper was the medium used to convey news.

More mystifying is why Pam O'Connor—who had been away in Australia over the last month, according to Kim Upton of Metro Media Relations, and only returned last night—could not be reached during her month-long absence and why such a promise to post the "live chat" answers was made when it apparently could not be obliged. No answer was forthcoming from Ms. Upton about why the PR statement was changed to not reflect any comment about the February chat and yet the date was not.

Ms. Upton further stated that the questions and answers "might be posted tomorrow." We would prefer to waste our time waiting for the inevitably late bus to work.

-BusTard