I was raised better than that. My father taught me to return something in better condition than it was when I borrowed it. I would’ve thoroughly cleaned the wife out of it and oiled ‘er up before bringing it back.
Times there are in a mans life when being cheap doesn’t pay.
All the klutz had to do was dump the chipper overboard and pay the rental shop.
I am amazed at the predictive capability of Einstein’s observation that while hydrogen seemed to be the most common thing in the universe, human stupidity was a close contender.