DHT22 is not working how I want it to

Need to keep debugging it... think of a different way to approach it maybe

main/main.c

@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ void read_from_dht22() {
     portDISABLE_INTERRUPTS();
     int ret = dht22_read();
     portENABLE_INTERRUPTS();
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "dht_ret: %i", ret);
     if (ret != DHT22_OK) {
       dht22_handle_error(ret);
     } else {
@@ -79,8 +80,8 @@ void read_from_dht22() {
       if (has_ntp_time_obtained_once()) {
         // I _think_ I only want to be doing that rolling average and saving
         // if/when we've got an actual time to do that with. I think that'd
-        // avoid some weird bugs (time changing from 1970 -> current time within
-        // a 10 min period)
+        // avoid some weird bugs (e.g. time changing from 1970 -> current time within
+        // a 10 min period or just saving data saying it's from the 70s)
 
         if (num_samples_last_ten_mins == 0) {
           ten_minute_rolling_average.rh = latest_datapoint.rh;
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ void read_from_dht22() {
         // samples per 10 minutes than can be stored in a uint32 - I'll
         // calculate what that is and perhaps raise a compile error if too high.
         if (num_samples_last_ten_mins >=
-            (CONFIG_DHT22_PERIOD_POLL * 1000 * 60 * 10)) {
+            ((uint32_t) CONFIG_DHT22_PERIOD_POLL * 1000 * 60 * 10)) {
           num_samples_last_ten_mins = 0;
 
           time_t epoch;
@@ -158,5 +159,5 @@ void app_main(void) {
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_PMS5003_ENABLED */
 
-  start_wifi();
+  //start_wifi();
 }