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So in Berlin, after midnight, New Year's Eve sounded like a distant rumble of thunder, an indefinite rumble, just not right outside the door.
However, with considerable tenacity and duration.
All the non-buyers of fireworks must therefore have come to their happiness on winding paths - or the storage guns for bad times was enormous.
Perhaps the toilet paper crisis has to be seen in a new light after this New Year's Eve: The Germans do not just hoard four-ply, but simply everything, including Chinese bullies and cannon hits.
What was also noticeable: There was heavy blasting in the capital, but there were hardly any fireworks rockets to be seen over the roofs.
The conclusion is obvious: the bourgeois aesthetes adhered to the Corona regulations or had no supplies, they possibly waved sparklers over the cold raclette pans.
Those who, on the other hand, were interested in bang and bang and paper filth decided to go to work outside the door.
Making noise seems to be just as important a need as intoxication.
"No problems at all"
Still: no comparison to previous years.
The nationwide reports speak almost exclusively of calm, common sense, prudence, of deserted inner cities and deserted streets.
Fire brigades and police stations expressed their astonishment that they had not expected so few operations.
In Cologne, where there has been heightened vigilance since the terrible New Year's Eve 2015, there were “no problems at all”.
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In Düsseldorf there was even a lack of “typical old town incidents”.
With all satisfaction, it should be clear that Corona New Year's Eve shows a deeply sad emergency.
Calls like “Could always be like this!” Are completely wrong, you don't have to be a fireworks fanatic to wish for public mass events and, if you like, excessive parties back without abuse.
Corona is a terrible educator.
Therefore, the balance at the turn of the year is simple.
Very nice and successful - but definitely with more noise next time.
Even typical of the old town if necessary.