I tried to ignore the kid on my street

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25. Mace and Pepper Spray are not legal everywhere...

but one day, back in the stone age, a friend was having some trouble with Hornets under the fenders of his wife's car.. He purchased a can of flying insect killer that shoots 20 feet. Sprayed under the cowling from a distance. Took care of the hornets.

He forgot to put the can away and left it in the car his wife uses for work. She worked afternoons into late evenings. And late at night it's quite dark at this particular mall as management turned off most lighting by 10. As she was leaving work to go to her car later than usual and darker, she noticed a man watching her from a distance, then following her to her car, which was parked a ways away from the mall entrance. She started to move faster and so did he. She got to he car first and locked the door but the man started to break the side window. She reached for the first thing she found. Turned out it was the bug spray her husband used on the hornets.

She aimed the spray and hit the guy full in the face. He dropped like Ali hit him and lay on the pavement screaming and screaming. Just as this happened, mall security drove by. Two big guys got out and after a quick explanation, cuffed the guy and called the police. The local cops had him arrested while transporting him to a hospital.

The local cop told the lady that he was pretty sure what she did wasn't illegal since obviously her husband legally used a commercial product to rid the under parts of her car of hornets and simply forgot to remove the can. Lawyers later concurred.

The stuff can shoot a nice stream 20 feet or so. Great for bugs but may cause problems if it enters the eyes. The police in the small town recommend keeping a can on your car...in case you have a problem with...hornets.

Just a thought. Hornets can be troublesome if they get too close. This can add some protection from a bug attack.

I keep a can in my wife's car. Can't be too careful because all this global warming is causing more and more pests to stay around.