Thanks gnu - great to know we have experts on durned near everything here! Right now, nothing's dripping from anywhere. I'll watch for stains when the stuff actually starts melting. Roof's been here since 1972, and it it doesn't look like anything's ever come in. Except the odd squirrel.

Brett, I've lived in Virginia (D.C. area), the UK and Texas. Loved the weather in Texas, but I missed autumn - trees went from green to brown. (I use the term 'trees' euphemistically since where I was, they were mostly mesquite.) Same sort of autumn in the UK except it rained all the time. Oh, but when the sun came out, it was lush green. Virginia had all the season, but flowers were still growing in December and winters were usually quite mild. Anyway, add me to the 'stupid' list.