Through the amazing power of the internet, I receive roofing-related questions every day from people all over the place. Most of them have nothing to do with my company or our products but I try to help folks anyway.

Today, I received the following question:

"My roof has a gooseneck on it. If a hurricane tears off my gooseneck, will water get into my house? If so, what can I do to keep that from happening?"

Now, please understand, I have been in the roofing business for nearly 30 years. Yes, 30 years. Nearly. And never once in all that time have I heard anything on a roof called a "gooseneck". I actually do think I know what it is that she is referring to as a "gooseneck" but never before have I heard that term.

So, today, when I got this question:

"My roof has a gooseneck on it. If a hurricane tears off my gooseneck, will water get into my house? If so, what can I do to keep that from happening?"

I had to respond with:

"That's easy -- if your gooseneck breaks off and water is getting into your home, just cover it with a duck's back."