I forgot to say- my neighbor (who knows considerably more than I) told me that if it would not shut down to just press the button until it does. I did that when it wouldn't shut down. It worked, but about 10 minutes later, I got a little paranoid and started it. It started normally and a short while later, i attempted to do a normal shutdown. It did shut off- rather quickly I must add.
I don't know if I did right or wrong,but all's well that end's well.