OK, I admit it. I'm a Suburban Dude. For many years, the house gutters (probably original, meaning 20+ years) have had problems: filling with leaves and overflowing, and leaking throughout the runs. This caused floods down the inside walls of several rooms, leading to bubbles looking like The Blob had impregnated the wallboard. We finally had the gutters replaced a few years ago and leaf guards installed. Which almost completely eliminated the problems (winter snow loads are still dangerous). And every time it rains, and we hear the water cascading through the downspouts, we turn to each other and say, "Working gutters, Eddy, working gutters." Yes, we are simple.