I hope this doesn't jinx it, but after last night's torrent my basement is still dry. We have been experimenting with ways to reroute water around our house, which sits on the middle of a hill. A dry basement is good.

A saggy roof is not good, though, and I spotted a decidedly depressed spot last night before the rain started. I tried dreaming it away, but when I woke up this morning it was still there. I don't think the house has had roof work in about 20 years and the last time they just nailed shingles on top of the ones that were already there, so there's twice as much to take down now.