Cannot understand this mentality

[Quitelikeacatslife]

So few weeks ago DH mowed through lawnmower cable, no one was electrocuted but lots of swearing and tantrum whilst I calmly looked on you tube found a video how to replace cable and ordered one from Amazon, came next day. Next day DH sat for 45 mins mending the old cable with electrical tape WITH THE NEW CABLE NEXT TO HIM. I offered to help rewire the new one or share the video, no, look I've got it working. Last week he went to mow lawn, stopped working, que another strop, even though I'd really asked him to be safe about this. Today, I'm out gardening in front, come in to get a coffee and he's sat watching the cricket RETAPING THE CABLE. He's asked me to be supportive of him doing it his way. please let me understand the mentality

Buy him a circuit breaker for Christmas.

Lawn mower or husband

The mentality is "pig headed man who thinks he knows best" but what he's done is extremely dangerous. You don't mend mains cables with tape.
Is there a manly man around that he might listen to, who could tell him how fucking stupid he is to risk fatally electrocuting himself just because he wanted to prove some ridiculous point?

It is plugged into a breaker, isn't it?

I would very strongly suggest that you

1. go to the fuse box/consumer unit and quietly flip the switch for the ring main. That will take out the mowing and the fucking cricket.
2. Then take a pair of scissors and
3. Chop the cable off as close to the mower as possible so he can't do it again.

Once he's fucked off somewhere else in a huff, you can replace the cable safely.

He's clearly doing it because he doesn't understand the instructions, but rather than admit it, he's doing exactly what morons do.

Your husband is an idiot.

Paddy is not an acceptable phrase to use for a tantrum, which presumably you're not aware of. If you report your post to MN they'll probably edit rather than delete.

What they said ⬆️ 😂

I wouldn’t normally suggest this (weaponised incompetence and all that) but try to make sure there is some sort of circuit breaker/rcd in use.

Unless you’re set to inherit millions…in which case leave the bugger to it!

@Quitelikeacatslife I just bought a junction when I mowed my cable!! repair still working long after the mower itself had total expired! £5.97 for 2!

Rub it in a bit by sending him a lawnmowing how-to video. You start mowing nearest the power outlet, moving away from it. Then you don't need to cross the power cable. The mentality seems to be an automatic assumption of knowledge - anything else seems to be sign of weakness to the male psyche.

Replace it when he is not there and put tape round the new one

Bless his heart! The level of stubbornness which would risk electrocution for no reason whatsoever gets my begrudging admiration.

Yes

Never argue with an idiot. They bring you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

I'd be googling cruises and getting ready to spend his life insurance.

He's a pillock. Agree with pp who suggested he may well be up for a Darwin award.

RCD is essential with both new and old cables. If he fixed it using a terminal connector then its fine. If he just twisted the wires together then its not fine.

Sorry, was out wrestling with a rose bush. It's not wired properly just twisted together and lots of electrical tape. You lot are wise, he is not. I'm going to have to pick my battle, or rather choose not to for the sake of my sanity I think . The replacement cable would need hard wiring in but it looks simple enough to do.
Life insurance is up to date (eek)

Done, sorry I typed it when was exasperated.

How completely unappealing. He has the mentality of a toddler.

“Please let me understand the mentality”

PRIDE

Yes which goeth before a fall, an electrically induced one in this case🤣

Oh dear I do hope that is a windup! @Quitelikeacatslife

@HelpMeGetThrough

Leave him to it while you sign up to a new insurance policy for him.

I'd just ignore him when he's mending it or moaning it's broken again. Then I would either rewire it myself or probably just buy a new lawnmower.

@Quitelikeacatslife this Christmas buy him a lovely new lawn mower, a cordless one, one where no muppet can cack it up. All he has to do is remember to charge the battery the day before he wants to use it and then he's good to go.
Either this or make sure his life insurance is up to date and in your name

I feel you OP, my DH sometimes does similar things