The sky has opened up, beginning yesterday and into today, so far. I realized that the rain guage was not operating, probably because it has been so long since it has had a drop of water enter it that it forgot how to operate. The water tension did not seem to break to allow the water down into the tipping spoon. I opened it up, tipped the spoon twice, then blew on it and closed it back again. We’ll see if that works, but for now, I think I either stop at that, or oil the sirface of the rain catch with a bit of Pam or something. I’d rather not!