I hate them little cute bastards... I fling em as far as I can every chance I get. I am on the constant feel for that vibration in the strand

, so I can catch them in the middle.
In Maryland, they were putting up green jacketed cable to keep the squirrels away from it, it wasn't flooded either.
Never had to work with the hose clamps - seems like a waste to me.
you need to have enough wisdom to keep from making the wrong decisions but enough courage to make the right ones