Edgar Allan Poe was said to have died in the street gutter but in fact perished while cleaning his roof’s gutter when a raven nudged him over the edge. Avoid poetic justice with today's Groupon: for $69, you get gutter cleaning for a one- or two-story home from The Gutter Army, which services St. Charles & St. Louis Counties (up to a $160 value). Roofs must have a walkable pitch.

The Gutter Army’s troupe of trained and insured servicemen unclog the bulging accouterments collected in home gutters, paving a clear exit for rainwater. A two-person team will arrive at your home and methodically disentangle the obstructing bulges of leaves and twigs, spilling out from all sides of the house like an unhinged professor's poorly packed pipe. Crews spend about 30–60 minutes liberating up to 150 feet of gutters from bulky barricades, which can limit water flow and cause roof damage and leakage.