I Have Seven Minutes to Write This

Before I have to do an interview for work. But I think this will be a good test of my typing skills (and ability to come up with something good to write about, quickly). So, here's what's going on in NYC, or in my head at least, today.
It's damn cold (and dropping to 15 degrees tonight). There are still piles of dirty snow on the streets and sidewalks. And I was late to work because the subway line I usually take is operating at a fraction of its normal capacity thanks to a homeless man's attempts to keep warm by lighting a fire in--of all places--a subway signal-relay room built during the Depression and apparently not upgraded since. Needless to say the fire knocked out SIX HUNDRED relay signals, and service on the C train for at least 6-9 months. And the A "express" train that I can also take to work will only be operating at one-third its normal capacity for at least the next week or two. Initially, the MTA said it would take three to five YEARS to get the A and C trains back in service. But, after the dailies called for the resignation of both the head of the MTA (Lawrence Reuter) and Mayor Mike Bloomberg in ensuing editorials, the MTA, um, re-assessed the timeline.
Still, it's pretty scary to think that a single room that controls at least two major subway lines used by nearly 600,000 people daily could be entered--and destroyed--that easily. If a homeless man who was only seeking solace from the frigid temps outside can do that much damage unintentionally, just think what a terrorist seeking to wreak some real havoc could do.
Oops -- outta time..