flummery

Several years ago, there was an article in the local paper about how grey squirrels had repopulated american lake, and what a wonder it was. In reality, my father-in-law made a habbit of setting out squirrel traps becasue he hated the things, but couldn't stand to kill them. So for decades, he would trap them and haul them in the back of his pickup down to American Lake, and set them free.

Only to have new squirrels move into his yard once again.

Squirrel population miracle? More like one man's squirrel vendetta...