So airlines, hotel companies and others involved in travel have introduced campaigns in recent weeks to try to get things going at a brisk pace again.
No longer do "three youngsters in their late 20's spend $3,000 on dinner," he said with a frown, but the restaurant is starting to do a brisk business again in wines that sell for $60 a bottle.
Mr Brennan's manner is both brisk and amusing.Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell have again collaborated on the latest novel the seventh in the "Edge Chronicles" series.
The musical will never again manage the brisk business it did in 1954 (more than 1,000 performances) but it can still make, in every sense, profitable viewing.
Olive Duntley Florist, which had been deserted during the terrorist horror, was in full flower again, doing a brisk business, and Bob's One-Hour Photo was keeping its 60-minute promises.
After winning her heat she paused to catch her breath, then set off again in a brisk walk past the TV cameras, radio microphones, and outstretched dictaphones of the assembled press, all waiting for her, all wanting a comment.
All were bowled, some playing pretty loosely and they found Footitt's brisk left-arm difficult to handle again.
Lack of brisk air circulation also fosters mildew, but then again, wind spreads the troublesome spores.
But, in fact, The Balance Sheet is back online, and by next week, I'll be posting again at a regular (if not brisk) pace.
