My wife was furious when she found this on the dresser

no grief from the wife, as I keep the area clean.
Bingo!

Wife #1 would ***** about "greasy garage things" in her house, no matter how clean it/they may have been.

Wife #2 has never said a word, even when she's had to navigate bare jukebox cabinets in the basement, or dashpads in the shower, as she knows I keep things tidy, and it's usually only temporary.