English translation

The best thing is the smooth, red lacquered wooden handle. I’m a bit annoyed that it can’t be washed in the dishwasher because of that handle.

15 years ago, I moved thousand kilometres to Linz with everything I could stuff into the trunk of a Nissan Almera.

In the first few years, I was so poor that I had only half the amount of the poverty treshold. At one point, I couldn’t afford the 318 Euros for my room in our shared flat. I cried when I borrowed money.

The potato masher is from the flea market „unter palme“ (under palm trees). On Sundays this is a big market at the Cineplexx area. From half past three in the morning until 1 pm. I mostly cycle there around eleven.

The country of production is engraved on the bottom of the masher.
Potaaaato mäscher.
Who brought that one to this city? Would you like to know?

I have so many beautiful things from there, from willhaben trips to the countryside, from the Arge Trödler and from bulky waste expeditions. What a lucky find!
The bedside cabinet, the one from the harbour bulky waste in Lauterbach – Tine, do you remember?
One of the feet is still tipping.

Today my stuff, including that masher, would need a whole truck.
I often cook mashed potatoes on rainy days, as warm comforting soul food. Potatoes have a very high heat capacity.