Ha! People who hate squirrels are the only people subject to these woes. You know why? Bad karma. Hatred attracts to itself that which it focuses most strongly upon and becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. I love squirrels, and it has always resulted in mutually friendly relations with them and no damage to anything whatsoever. Even had one as a pet for a few years. He lived IN the house, and was one of the few pets we have ever had that damaged absolutely nothing.