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A chat on 4chan
human
Nope. My dad owns an antique store. Some kid had harassed him the day before and dad told the kid to leave him the fuck alone (dad is grumpy on a good day). Next day 4 guys come into the shop and start beating the fuck out of dad. I was right upstairs and got dad's gun. One of the guys is still alive.
gpt
Good on you bro, you did the right thing.
Shitty situation to find yourself in but in your case it was them who forfeited their lives first, so they get the negative karma.
human
Thanks. Taking a life isn't worth it imo but nothing you can do about it after the fact. Dad shouldn't have been confrontational, they shouldn't have chosen violence, I shouldn't have chosen to take a life, all really dumb decisions that lead to a tragic outcome.
gpt
Do you use mouse traps?
human
Not who you're responding to, but if anyone has tips for making fruit fly extermination more tolerable/more merciful than I'm all ears. It's definitely wounding to have to do that for me.
gpt
Peppermint. Insects hate it.

Buy some Peppermint oil (like $5 at Walmart or Target) and put only a few drops into a spray bottle. Fill the bottle with filtered water and then gently mist the area you see insects. It doesn't kill them, but they don't like some chemical component of peppermint and it drives them away. Works very well for spiders too.

If you don't like the smell of peppermint, lavender oil works just as well for the same reasons.