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I shooed a nasty, big squirrel out of our apple tree hoping that a single apple makes it to maturity instead of every single one ending up as snack food for rodents, and now for the second time a squirrel (I am not naming names, but I’m pretty sure it’s payback) has chewed through a string of globe lights that we have up along a chain-link fence. D*amn squirrels. Any suggestions for how I can prevent this from happening yet again, as in something I could hang near the lights that would keep them away? We’ve thought about getting a BB gun and serving squirrel stew at our next potluck, but I’d be too tempted to use it on loud drunk people rolling down my street at 1AM who think it’s cool to yell and disturb our sleep. Or I may just leave the lights plugged in all day so the next time the varmint tries it he gets fried. But I’m open to more humane suggestions. Thanks.