diff --git a/python/davis_etl.py b/python/davis_etl.py
index 224b4c7..57b55b5 100755
--- a/python/davis_etl.py
+++ b/python/davis_etl.py
@@ -84,10 +84,6 @@ sys.path.append(_SCRIPT_PATH + "/home/pi/test/lib")
 '''
 _VERSION = 2.0
 _NAME = u"Vantage Vue Decoding shite"
-_LOG_DIR = _SCRIPT_PATH + '/log/'
-_LOG_FILE_ROOT = re.sub(u'./', '', sys.argv[0])
-_LOG_FILE = _LOG_DIR + _LOG_FILE_ROOT + u'.log'
-_DEBUG_FILE = _LOG_DIR + _LOG_FILE_ROOT + u'.dbg'
 # finite loop implementation, tout for 43200 cycles
 tout = 0
 
@@ -113,71 +109,7 @@ influx_pwd = 'freedavis'
 weather_db = 'weather_v2'
 status_db = 'status'
 
-'''
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-            Set up logging - disabled, need to enable this iin future
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-'''
 
-
-'''
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-            Setup arguments and Options - not edited, sample shite
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-'''
-desc = u'''\
-DESCRIPTION:
-    Vantage Vue wireless data transfer decoder, V2
-    consult http://wp.spoton.cz/2017/11/24/davis-vantague-vue-arduino-and-a-raspberry-pi-3/
-    for wtf is going on
-    '''
-epi = u'''\
-    ERROR CODES:
-        ?
-
-    EXAMPLES:
-        ?
-
-    '''
-formatter = argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter
-arg_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description = desc,
-                                     formatter_class = formatter,
-                                     epilog = textwrap.dedent(epi))
-
-arg_parser.add_argument('-d', '--details',
-                        help = 'help',
-                        action='store_true')
-arg_parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose',
-                        help = 'help',
-                        action='store_true')
-arg_parser.add_argument('-p', '--section',
-                        dest = 'section',
-                        default = ['last', 'count', 'diff'],
-                        choices = ['last', 'count', 'diff'],
-                        nargs = '+',
-                        type = str,
-                        help = 'help')
-arg_parser.add_argument('-s', '--snapusage',
-                        help = 'help',
-                        action='store_true')
-
-args = arg_parser.parse_args()
-if args.details:
-    _details = True
-else:
-    _details = False
-if args.verbose:
-    _more_details = True
-else:
-    _more_details = False
-if args.snapusage:
-    _SNAP_USAGE = True
-else:
-    _SNAP_USAGE = False
-try:
-    _sections = args.sections
-except:
-    _sections = ['last', 'count', 'diff']
 '''
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Generic, standalone functions
@@ -269,20 +201,22 @@ class davisDecoder(object):
 
     def rainrate_decode(self, byte2, byte3):
         # if byte3(b2 here) is 0xFF, or 255, there is not rain
+        print("b2:{} b3:{} = result:{}".format(byte2, byte3, byte2 + (byte3 >> 4 << 8)))
         if byte2 == 255:
             rainstate = 0
+            rainrate = 0
+        elif byte2 == 254:
+            rainstate = 1
+            rainrate = 0.1
         else:
-            # light rain (rate in mm/h, time/clicks in seconds)
-            if (byte3 & 0x40) == 0:
-                rainstate = 1
-                time_between_clicks = ((byte3 & 0x30) / 16 * 250) + byte2
-                rainrate = 720 / (((byte3 & 0x30) / 16 * 250) + byte2)
-            # strong rain (rate in mm/h, time/clicks in seconds)
-            elif (byte3 & 0x40) == 0x40:
-                rainstate = 2
-                time_between_clicks = (((byte3 & 0x30) / 16 * 250) + byte2) / 16
-                rainrate = 11520 / (((byte3 & 0x30) / 16 * 250) + byte2)
+            rainstate = 2
+            if byte3 > 4:
+                rainrate = 720 / ((byte3 >> 4 << 8) + byte2)
+            else:
+                rainrate = 0
+
         result = {"state": float(rainstate), "rate": float(rainrate)}
+        print(result)
         return result
 
 class DBwriter(object):
@@ -496,23 +430,26 @@ if '__main__':
                     # 0x5 -> Rain rate -> https://www.carluccio.de/
                     if davis_packet_id == '0x5':
                         rainrate_dict = davis_decoder.rainrate_decode(
-                            davis_data['b3'],
-                            davis_data['b4']
-                        )
-                        rainstate = rainrate_dict['state']
-                        rainrate = rainrate_dict['rate']
-                        influx_weather_write = davis_writer.construct(
-                            influx_weather_write,
-                            "rain",
-                            {"value": float(rainrate_dict['state'])},
-                            {"type": "rainstate"}
-                        )
-                        influx_weather_write = davis_writer.construct(
-                            influx_weather_write,
-                            "rain",
-                            {"value": float(rainrate_dict['rate'])},
-                            {"type": "rainrate"}
+                            davis_data['b2'],
+                            davis_data['b3']
                         )
+                        if rainrate_dict:
+                            rainstate = rainrate_dict['state']
+                            rainrate = rainrate_dict['rate']
+                            influx_weather_write = davis_writer.construct(
+                                influx_weather_write,
+                                "rain",
+                                {"value": float(rainrate_dict['state'])},
+                                {"type": "rainstate"}
+                            )
+                            influx_weather_write = davis_writer.construct(
+                                influx_weather_write,
+                                "rain",
+                                {"value": float(rainrate_dict['rate'])},
+                                {"type": "rainrate"}
+                            )
+                        else:
+                            pass