When the wife think they are cute and like them...

My wife was not understanding of why we shoot tree rats. Then two of them set up house in the engine compartment of one of my business vehicles this winter and chewed a bunch of wiring costing some significant $ to rectify. Now they are shoot on sight to her.
It is all about perspective

You have exemplary self control to not shoot the deer, squirrels and 'gators. Good thing you can let it all out on that feeder post.

I've never seen an anti squirrel tube with so many grip holes, was it expensive?

What would Otis say?