On the way back from Joshua Tree National Park we passed an Explorer on the side of the road. Since I was last in line, I did a u turn to see if they were OK. Apparently the young lady driving the 4X2 Ford felt that having an SUV meant that she could drive in deep sand through a wash and had gotten stuck turning around. I offered my help and she accepted. I was threading a tow strap through her frame when the rest of the gang pulled up. Somebody mentioned the term "Exploder" and my cover was blown. She quickly figured out that I was eager to winch her truck out mainly for the photo op. I suddenly felt she was a lot smarter than her situation indicated. We later discovered that she had her parking brake on while I was winching her. Maybe she is related to Ivan somehow. Anyway, here is the picture:
Before anyone complains about the lack of a weight or towel on the line, my wife pointed it out at the time, but the amount of cable out of the winch was so small that I skipped it. I did make sure that no one was in the line of fire if it let loose though. I even had the wife duck under the dash when I had the load on. Thanks for the picture Xtoolbox.