Futoshiki Issues

I know, I know - if you are going to mention a good birthday gift, then you should probably be good at the puzzles you are asking for, right? Well, I'm not. Every month there is one of these in my All You magazine:

Every month I screw it up on my first attempt and have to print one of these:

I draw in the arrows and numbers from the original and usually have the puzzle solved pretty quickly. It's like a loser version of Sudoku. . . and I have to have a back-up on file. Still, I love it.