1.   As the tide came in, water collected to form small pools among the rocks.

2.   There was a slight hollow in the field beyond the old fortifications to the east of Thorpe Manor where water sometimes collected.

3.   Apparently these paved areas do not slope away from your house so water collects next to your foundation and seeps into your basement.

4.   Check the gutters and look for evidence of leaks, rust and depressions where water might collect.

5.   Drainage patterns could be discerned, suggesting that, deep beneath the desert surface, there was a large aquifer where water collected from a vast expanse.

6.   Examine areas like sills, door frames, porch columns and deck boards where water can collect.

7.   Fill low areas in the lawn or yard where water may collect, and be sure not to allow water to gather on the cover of a backyayd pool.

8.   Fix dripping faucets and clogged drains where water can collect.

9.   Good old-fashioend Adirondack chairs, one of the most comfortable wood chairs you can buy or build, sometimes have these tight joints where water can collect.

10.   If pickets and other components are nailed to rails so that water collects and stays in the joints, then decay will occur.