I have received too many “maybes”, some for good reason, but most of them … let’s just say that the number of people in Berlin with commitment issues is astonishing … and not enough “yeses” (less than a handful) to constitute a New Year’s Eve get-together :-).

I have therefore made other plans for the next four days, mostly to do with walking outdoors instead of shopping and preparing, not to mention staying awake till midnight and beyond for people who may or may not show up ……

Last edit: It is probably all for the better, not least because I have now been advised to keep my right hand as immobile as possible until the pain, still considerable, and the swelling, gets worse every time I think it is getting better, go away. Which can take months, and longer the more I use the hand. So, thanks again, clueless, incompetent Berlin traffic planners.