There's a narrow twisty lane near here with a huge deep ditch along one side. One night I was driving home along there and spotted a car on its side, wedged in the ditch behind a metal post.
I stopped and found that while everyone had got out and nobody was hurt, nobody could work out how to get the car out either.

The driver and several passengers, aged around 20, were about to get into the ditch and try pushing it out. I told them this looked too dangerous. We continued to scratch our heads. I'm assuming nobody wanted to involve Dad!

Just then another driver pulled up in front, produced a rope, tied it to his towbar and the front of the ditched car and dragged it out without a word.

Then he jumped out and told the driver to try starting the car, and it worked right away. While everyone was cheering he quietly drove away.

He was only a young bloke himself, I'd say about 28, and he didn't have a posh 4-wheel drive car, just some excellent timing and a severe case of manliness.
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Wed 15 May 2013, 8:54, Reply)