Anett, Manu and I started to assemble the grill on Monday… after talking to the manufacturer on the phone the last problem could be solved (integration of the glass window into the hood). Axel told me to wait for him to start grilling, and I was looking forward to him applauding our work. Shortly before Axel’s arrival the supplier of our gas container called and told me that the container I ordered had arrived and that he could exchange the one he had lent me before. I told him that we even had not started to grill and that 3 blondes had assembled the grill. Hearing that, he voluntarily offered his mobile phone number to call him in case of problems even during the weekend (that’s solidarity in Friedrichshain).

Axel came, saw the grill and asked where the pressure valve was. What please? I just reached Mr Ostmann in his shop, which he was about to close down and he came over to bring the valve and integrate it. Doing this, he realised that the girls had built in the gas burner in such a way, that it got no gas, that the ignition was not built in correctly, so that it would not ignite, and that the dust from the lava stones which we left would have led to a minor explosion…. well, to stop that was why we built in the burner this way.

He rectified all mistakes within about 10 minutes, started the grill and now we are able to inaugurate it today. By the way, the manufacturer’s logo is upside down so that you can read it while standing on your head, done by people we did not want to discriminate against.

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Since one and a half years now, Hanna has not finished her account of our trip to Stockholm. Starting off very enjoyably, obviously it is not easy to keep up that pace… We will see if the story ever comes to light.