Growing up I lived near a Russian couple that had emigrated post revolution around the time of WWI. They had a good amount of property that they covered with va

Growing up I lived near a Russian couple that had emigrated post revolution around the time of WWI. They had a good amount of property that they covered with various vegetables in the summer. Very industrious people. The husband despised the squirrels for ruining both his garden as well as his bird feeders. Being handy, he put one bird feeder on a metal articulating arm out the kitchen window. And then he wired it to the outside light switch. He got much joy out of flipping that switch and shocking the tree rats!