Yup. That's what I do, Michael.
Unga-bunga basic...
So true, Andy. You nailed it right there IMHO.We've got all this complex stuff we spent thousands of hours learning and configuring for use, and then when crunch time comes we act as if we're still figuring things out / setting things up / configuring stuff. First point of call should always be the basics, but we're not in that headspace at times such as these... generally speaking, and especially when we haven't put our gear through its paces in a while - that's the killer that bites me every time!
When we encounter problems in our everyday no-pressure situations, we have the time and no pressure (apart from blood pressure/anger issues) - so we try to brain our way through it. If we were systematic and did the basic footwork every time, we'd also do it in higher pressure situations, I think. It's kind of like the safety lecture during before take-off. Everybody's talking, reading, checkin mails an whatnot instead of paying attention. Because it's pretty darn simple. Then when the time comes to use that information we're running around like chickens because we didn't pay attention when we were drilled. Well, we WOULD be running around like chickens if our idiot panicked minds could just work the darn safety belt open, what the hell???