[NSC] I smashed up my strimmer, and I don't want my wife to know

[Easy 10]

I’m obviously missing something here but why can't we tell the wife?

It was her late grandfathers. Been in the family for 88 years,

 

[Biscuit Barrel]

Went to mow the lawn and the mower will not start. I would like to whack it with a branch like John Cleese, but I won't.

 

[tedebear]

It was her late grandfathers. Been in the family for 88 years,

Must have been one of George Ballas originals at that age, no doubt your wife will be in floods... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_trimmer