It’s Beginning To And Back Again

Sometimes you can forgive the “hostile media” an opportunity to tweak things a little. A dry, wry report in the Times about how buses and subways restarted, for example:

Across the city last night, thousands of engines rumbled and roared to life. Compressors sputtered and pumped air pressure into brakes. The triumphant, suffocating scent of diesel fuel filled the bus yards. Darkened train platforms were suddenly bathed in wan light, sending rats scurrying. Doors opened and shut, opened and shut. Public-address speakers were tested to see if they had maintained their crystalline fidelity during 60 hours of imposed silence.