Thanks
Thanks for your response to my original question . . . despite the fact that this thread drifted just a little off point. Although I read the entire thread, a lot of the discussion was Greek to me since I'm not in the plumbing or construction business.
I think the bottom line answer to my question is that the puddles and pools of water I saw are not at all unusual and that I should direct my worries elsewhere unless the wood remained wet for an extended time period.
Thanks again.