A couple of times I have dragged my neighbour over to come light it for me (which he did with a quickly flick of the wrist and a Korean man giggle). I've tried it for a good 5 minutes some night when all I wanted was to be able to boil later... it has been making me NUTS. I had even considered going through the supreme hassle of asking the super to come look at it, to see if it needed to be fixed.
Today? I turned the knob: the stove lit and stayed lit when I let go. Curious. So, being smart like I am (and apparently not very hungry after all) I turned it off to try my luck again. Turn and release: gas stayed lit. Curiouser. One more time, this is too weird... (I looked around my apartment suspiciously like someone might be watching me). Turn knob for FRONT burner (I know this won't work!): gas stayed lit. Curiouser and curiouser... One more time (me and my science experiments)....
OK, so it was more like 5 times later I've turned the burners (back AND front) off and on and they've stayed lit every time - except when I pressed the knob down only to light the burner, and then released it gradually as I was turning the knob and adusting the gas flow.
Conclusion #1: The stovetop is not broken. You must push the knob down FIRMLY to light the damn thing.
Conclusion #2: I am a dumbass and should probably be supervised more often in the kitchen.
Umm... let's not speak of this ever again, okay??
(slinking off to the store for chips and pop so I don't have to look at the damn stove for a few minutes...)
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