Applewhite posted:

Is having a sheet of water pouring off your roof really so horrible that it necessitates an entire preventive apparatus and all the associated cleaning and maintenance that comes with it?

Fact: Approx. 50,000 people are hospitalized for ladder-related injuries each year while cleaning out rain gutters.

Fact: 0 people are hospitalized each year for injuries related to walking through a curtain of water that is slightly thicker than the rain through which they were already walking.

Bottom line: my wife wants me to clean out the gutters and I'm debating whether to just remove our gutters altogether to eliminate the hassle.