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Every once in a while, if you live in a house, check your gutters.

Even if you have gutter guards, check your gutters.

I didn't, and spent the better part of yesterday cleaning out several years' worth of accumulated leaves, seeds, shingle leavings, and other things best left unmentioned. The thing is, after a while some of the guards will collapse under the weight of water and whatever, leaving an opening.

Plus we had - at last count - three little trees growing up through the guards. They were cute, till I ripped them out.

Hah. Defy me, will you?