diff --git a/tipbot/modules/tipping.py b/tipbot/modules/tipping.py
index c7ec3c6..f6a1cef 100644
--- a/tipbot/modules/tipping.py
+++ b/tipbot/modules/tipping.py
@@ -281,8 +281,8 @@ def RainActive(nick,chan,cmd):
       return
 
     pipe.execute()
-    log_info("%s rained %s - %s (total %s, acc %s) on the %d nicks active in the last %f hours" % (nick, AmountToString(minu), AmountToString(maxu), AmountToString(units), AmountToString(rained_units), nnicks, hours))
-    SendTo(chan, "%s rained %s - %s on the %d nicks active in the last %f hours" % (nick, AmountToString(minu), AmountToString(maxu), nnicks, hours))
+    log_info("%s rained %s - %s (total %s, acc %s) on the %d nicks active in the last %s" % (nick, AmountToString(minu), AmountToString(maxu), AmountToString(units), AmountToString(rained_units), nnicks, TimeToString(seconds)))
+    SendTo(chan, "%s rained %s - %s on the %d nicks active in the last %s" % (nick, AmountToString(minu), AmountToString(maxu), nnicks, TimeToString(seconds)))
 
   except Exception,e:
     log_error('Rain: exception: %s' % str(e))
diff --git a/tipbot/utils.py b/tipbot/utils.py
index 87c4fe2..1a54e34 100644
--- a/tipbot/utils.py
+++ b/tipbot/utils.py
@@ -78,6 +78,30 @@ def AmountToString(amount):
       samount = "%.16g %s" % (float(lamount) / coinspecs.atomic_units, coinspecs.name)
   return samount
 
+def TimeToString(seconds):
+  seconds=float(seconds)
+  if seconds < 1e-3:
+    return "%.2f microseconds" % (seconds*1e6)
+  if seconds < 1:
+    return "%.2f milliseconds" % (seconds*1e3)
+  if seconds < 60:
+    return "%.2f seconds" % (seconds)
+  if seconds < 3600:
+    return "%.2f minutes" % (seconds / 60)
+  if seconds < 3600 * 24:
+    return "%.2f hours" % (seconds / 3600)
+  if seconds < 3600 * 24 * 30.5:
+    return "%.2f days" % (seconds / (3600*24))
+  if seconds < 3600 * 24 * 365.25:
+    return "%.2f months" % (seconds / (3600*24*30.5))
+  if seconds < 3600 * 24 * 365.25 * 100:
+    return "%.2f years" % (seconds / (3600*24*365.25))
+  if seconds < 3600 * 24 * 365.25 * 1000:
+    return "%.2f centuries" % (seconds / (3600*24*365.25 * 100))
+  if seconds < 3600 * 24 * 365.25 * 1000000:
+    return "%.2f millenia" % (seconds / (3600*24*365.25 * 100))
+  return " like, forever, dude"
+
 def SendJSONRPCCommand(host,port,method,params):
   try:
     http = httplib.HTTPConnection(host,port,timeout=20)