Back in the mountains and it's winter!!!

Arrived at the cabin quite late to find it deep in snow and freezing cold. -8º outside and a balmy -2º inside. Had to get digging to get up to the front door.

Today was a real novelty ... how to get the snowblower going. 
1.  Oil ... check
2.  Fuel ... check
3.  Fuel valve ... turn on
3.  Choke ... set to max
4.  Throttle ... set to rabbit (from tortoise).
5.  Key ... key ... what key?

Then the obvious next step for anything mechanical commonly used in North America is to check YouTube for a 'hack'. Here I find plenty of cheery yanks keen to show off their superior expertise coupled with terrible tastes in music and appalling use of the Queen's English. How to start a snowblower without its key: simple, use a plastic spoon handle. 

Problem solved and I could cut a mini snow gorge all of my own. Not bad for a snowblower virgin!

P.s. Sorry about the poor blip - difficult to control blower and take pictures at the same time.