I found your e-clip over here in Mass.... dunno how it got way over here, in my basement, in a little drawer, but it's here...... or is that the one *I* lost 9 years ago while building the house? Hmmmmm....
those little suckers turn up in the darnest places at the darndest times... Good thing Sears Hardware, Lowes, home Depot, etc all carry a pretty good supply of them.... That's it! It's a conspiracy to get us to purchase more e-clips! They purposely made them a bit springy so they fly away at the slightest slip of the the pliers while putting them on or taking them off..... :-)