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I am only sharing this because I know you will all be supportive and understanding.
OK so my winch cable was all kinked and wrapped up in a big birds nest. So I figured I would be good and get it all stretched out and wound up nice and neat.
At the end of my drive there is a stout Palo Verde tree that I have used several times before. So I get everything hooked up then I remember my parking brake cable is disconnected. I figure I will just use engine braking, probably better anyway, can you hear alarm bells?
I start winching away and everything is going great. After about 20 feet the Jeep is running off just a little, so I hop in and turn the key to release the steering lock and tweak the steering. Wait for it!
Then I get back to the cable and start winding up again: Ho-hum, god I’m good. All of a sudden the Jeep starts pushing the cable, oh SHITE the motor is running: I cable-started it! AHHHCK
Now the fun really starts. I scramble round to the side, jump in the seat, fumble the keys, switch off the ignition but TOO LATE! Crunch, we plough into the tree. Bollocks, I mean BOLLOCKS!
Everything goes quiet except for the sound of twigs raining down on the roof. DOH!
Obviously I went one click too far with the key. I start laughing, just in case any of the neighbors are watching: Ha ha, what a ride.
I walk around to the front and I can’t believe my eyes: I have a ‘kin dent in the hood shaped like a Palo Verde tree.
OK so my winch cable was all kinked and wrapped up in a big birds nest. So I figured I would be good and get it all stretched out and wound up nice and neat.
At the end of my drive there is a stout Palo Verde tree that I have used several times before. So I get everything hooked up then I remember my parking brake cable is disconnected. I figure I will just use engine braking, probably better anyway, can you hear alarm bells?
I start winching away and everything is going great. After about 20 feet the Jeep is running off just a little, so I hop in and turn the key to release the steering lock and tweak the steering. Wait for it!
Then I get back to the cable and start winding up again: Ho-hum, god I’m good. All of a sudden the Jeep starts pushing the cable, oh SHITE the motor is running: I cable-started it! AHHHCK
Now the fun really starts. I scramble round to the side, jump in the seat, fumble the keys, switch off the ignition but TOO LATE! Crunch, we plough into the tree. Bollocks, I mean BOLLOCKS!
Everything goes quiet except for the sound of twigs raining down on the roof. DOH!
Obviously I went one click too far with the key. I start laughing, just in case any of the neighbors are watching: Ha ha, what a ride.
I walk around to the front and I can’t believe my eyes: I have a ‘kin dent in the hood shaped like a Palo Verde tree.
what does that kinda tree look like? hehe sorry mang that blows. 
sorry about your dent. 
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