The forum has been busy during my absence! A late happy new year to you all.
This time I celebrated in Amsterdam where the fireworks at New Year's Eve are much more... accoustic and dangerous than here

People spontaneously transform side streets into no go-areas and light up ten minutes worth of bangers. Drunkards who can't throw farther than their toe-caps don't percieve this as a reason to stop the fun and I've even observed a cyclist who lighted and threw a banger while driving freehanded!
Then we went to the party of a friend-of-a-friend where much beer and prosecco was served but no water or cola sighted, and got some ideas for new year's resolutions.
It's not fog, it's from the fireworks
Cracker papers everywhere