Snowblower Blues

Yeah.......Well we got our first big blast of snow this week. I dutifully headed out to get the gas and the 2 cycle oil. I mixed the two up and began the process of snowblowing. Halfway down the drive the snowblower stalled out. After pulling on the cord to restart it for about twenty minutes I gave up. Thinking, with the Christmas party Saturday I need to get this fixed and fast. But as anyone knows this is the worst time of year to get a snowblower fixed .....What to do ????. Well I turned the ignition key to off and tried one more tug.. Low and behold it started up in the off position and I was able to complete the drive. Who'd have thunk it...........