diff --git a/day14/sol.py b/day14/sol.py
index ae2d482..361ddcc 100644
--- a/day14/sol.py
+++ b/day14/sol.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 source = (500,0)
 
 data = []
-xs = []
-ys = []
 for line in open("input"):
     path = []
     for point in line.replace("->", " ").split():
@@ -21,38 +19,29 @@ Y1 = 1
 
 def put(x,y,c):
     global X0, X1, Y0, Y1
-    if x < X0:
-        X0 = x
-    if x >= X1:
-        X1 = x + 1
-    if y < Y0:
-        Y0 = y
-    if y >= Y1:
-        Y1 = y + 1
+    if x < X0:  X0 = x
+    if x >= X1: X1 = x + 1
+    if y < Y0:  Y0 = y
+    if y >= Y1: Y1 = y + 1
     grid[(x,y)] = c
 
 def get(x,y):
-    if (x,y) in grid:
-        return grid[(x,y)]
-    return '.'
+    return grid.get((x,y), '.')
+
+def minmax(a,b):
+    if a < b:
+        return a, b
+    return b, a
 
 def draw(path):
-    for p1, p2 in zip(path, path[1:]):
-        #print(p1, p2)
-        if p1[0] == p2[0]:
-            x = p1[0]
-            y0, y1 = p1[1], p2[1]
-            if y0 > y1:
-                y0, y1 = y1, y0
-            for y in range(y0, y1+1):
-                put(x,y, '#')
-        else:
-            y = p1[1]
-            x0, x1 = p1[0], p2[0]
-            if x0 > x1:
-                x0, x1 = x1, x0
-            for x in range(x0, x1+1):
-                put(x,y, '#')
+    for (x0,y0), (x1,y1) in zip(path, path[1:]):
+        #print((x0,y0), (x1,y1))
+        x0, x1 = minmax(x0, x1)
+        y0, y1 = minmax(y0, y1)
+        for y in range(y0, y1+1):
+            put(x0,y, '#')
+        for x in range(x0, x1+1):
+            put(x,y0, '#')
 
 for path in data:
     #print(path)
@@ -69,53 +58,48 @@ def drip(p, floor=None, lastpath=[]):
     x,y=p
     if p in lastpath:
         x,y = lastpath.pop()
-    while True:
+    else:
+        lastpath[:] = []
+    blocked = False
+    while not blocked:
         lastpath.append((x,y))
         if y+1 == floor:
-            # blocked
-            lastpath.pop()
-            put(x,y,'o')
-            return 'done'
+            break
         if y >= Y1:
-            return 'bye'
-        c = get(x,y+1)
-        if c == '.':
-            y += 1
-            continue
-        # try left
-        c = get(x-1,y+1)
-        if c == '.':
-            x,y = x-1,y+1
-            continue
-        # try right
-        c = get(x+1, y+1)
-        if c == '.':
-            x,y = x+1, y+1
-            continue
-        # blocked!
-        lastpath.pop()
-        put(x,y,'o')
-        #print(x,y)
-        return 'done'
+            return 'bye' # falls forever
+        # try straight down, then left, then right
+        for x1 in x, x-1, x+1:
+            if get(x1,y+1) == '.':
+                x,y = x1,y+1
+                break # continue
+        else:
+            blocked = True
+    # blocked!
+    lastpath.pop()
+    put(x,y,'o')
+    #print(x,y)
+    return 'done'
 
-i = 0
+n = 0
 while True:
     if drip(source) == 'bye':
         break
-    i+= 1
-print(i)
+    n+= 1
+print(n)
 
 floor = Y1 + 1
 Y1 = floor+1
 show()
 
+# keep going
+
 while source not in grid:
-    r = drip(source, floor=floor)
-    i += 1
-    if r == 'bye':
+    if drip(source, floor=floor) == 'bye':
+        print("whoops") # shouldn't happen
         break
+    n += 1
 
 # 28594
 
-show()
-print(i)
+#show()
+print(n)