Today is a better morning. I'm not in the fog I was in yesterday. And that is a good thing.

Here's a question. The scrubbed the space shuttle launch yesterday because a fuel gauge read the wrong reading in the main big orange fuel tank. Not THE fuel gauge, A fuel gauge. One out of FOUR had a wrong reading of full, when they told it it should be empty even though they were topped off. They were done pumping fuel into the tank. So they must have a gauge on the supply tank that says how much fuel left that tank, and they must have a gauge as the fuel goes in to say how much went in. I think you would trust that more than the gauge inside the tank.

If your supply is missing 385,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen, and your fuel line says 385,000 gallons went through it, and three out of four gauges say you're full, I think it's a safe bet your tank is full. Besides if the other 5 gauges are wrong, I think you would kind of notice when you turn the key and all you get is the starter kicking over and no BOOM.

Mission Control: "5,4,3,2,1,Ignition!!"
::engines sputter::
Mission Control: "Discovery, did you turn the key?
Astronaut 1: "Roger Houston, I'm turning, but we're not starting."
Astronaut 2: "Is it still in park?"
Astronaut 3: "Is the parking brake on?"
Astronaut 4: "Is the choke on? Cuz I had a old VW bug and sometimes if the choke was off and you tried starting it it wouldn't start and then you had to pop the hood and spray starting fluid in the carb."
A1: "No, it's in drive, YES, I have the parking brake off, and it's a fuel injected rocket engine, not a 40 year old hippie car, so there is no choke."
MC: "Discovery, we're talking it over, and we think it may be a low battery. Could you turn off the headlights and the entertainment system and try again?"
A1: "Roger Houston, shutting down the headlights, parking lights, DVD player, and the XM Radio"
::engine sputters again::
A1: "Negative houston, we are not a go"

Besides, WHY would you want a fuel gauge to be able to give you a wrong reading? Shouldn't it kinda be like a just full/empty kinda gauge? I mean, would you want someone to be abe to send a command to make your car think it's full when you're near empty? It would be great for when you borrow the 'rents car....

Mom: "Did you fill up the tank?"
Son: "Does it say full?
Mom: "Yeah, it does. Ok you must have filled it. Thank you my lovely child!!"

OK, I gotta get back to work. After I take another coffee break that is.........