Farmers for one? So having a rain gauge that counts backwards is something a farmer needs? Love to hear that explanation. Do you work or get paid by Acurite?
While nincehelser has a lot of good feedback regarding Acurite systems, there's no reason on rdelp68's part to infer that he's part of Acurite (or compensated by them). AFAIK, there are no official Acurite spokespeople active on the forum.
Please refrain from inferring otherwise -- if you have a factual item to the contrary, then post it, but do 'argue' with facts, not innuendo.