however , despite all of my detailed forethought and planning , in the time it takes me to leave the house , lock the back door , open the garage , get into the car , start the car , reverse out of the garage , close the remote garage door and drive round the front of the house and down the steep , slippery gravel drive ( about 1 minute 17 seconds , approximately ) , the drive that happens to have zero visibility in either direction , maistuc will have sprung into action .