Ha! Great story, Rich!
I wouldn't put it past them!
The other day my resident squirrel came up as usual expecting to get his two peanuts. He usually takes the first one in his mouth right from my hand....and then I toss a second one on the driveway and he rushes over to it to confirm the bonus, runs off to stash the one in his mouth, and returns for the second one.
Well....he had already gotten his quota....and wanted more. I refused and danged if he persisted to the point where he got rather indignant with me...lol.
I ended up caving after a 5 minute standoff.
If you ever get a trail cam set up....it would be awesome to see them knocking off those fence post tops!