*headdesk*

[sarahmichelef]

I am confident that I am a reasonably intelligent person.  And yet, The Beast (aka, our snowblower) continually outwits me.  There are just too damn many steps to getting the thing running!  So, for y'all's amusement and my own records (if I write it down, maybe I'll actually remember them all), here's the process:

1. Get The Beast out of the garage.
2. Put in the key.
3. Check & top off gas.
4. Put in drive pin.
5. Turn it on.
6. Turn knob to "choke".
7. Prime it.
8. Start it.
9. Wait.
10. Turn knob to "drive".
11. Blow snow.

My problem is doing all of the things between 2 and 6.  They don't actually have to be done in any particular order, but the thing won't start in drive, it won't start if it's not turned on, and it's next to impossible to steer if you don't put the drive pin in (which can be done after it's started, but it's harder).