furnace repairman found my grow!

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closetspace

Active Member
hi,
I need some advice.

last night my furnace broke, the furnace guy came over today, and I was with him the entire time, except for about 10 minutes.
he had to shut the gas off to my furnace, and the valve was in my grow room (I did not know this) and he opened the door and he saw it all.

I went downstairs and saw him in there, and he said "don't worry I won't tell anyone, I don't give a shit"
then he talked about how he thinks it should be legal.
I told him I don't sell it and it's for personal use only, and he said there isn't enough there to sell anyway. (only 5 plants)

so, I don't know if I should cut them all down and wait a while to resume growing, or if I let them grow and hope he doesen't call the cops.

he has to come back in a few days to finish the job, he didn't even bill me for the 3 hours he spent at my house today.

Help!!!
 
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gangjababy

Well-Known Member
Hmmm, it might be alright, but then again... When the guy comes back throw him an extra hundred or two ask ask him to not tell a soul. Honestly you'll probably be alright. If you were going to get busted it would have already happened.
 
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duff420

Well-Known Member
dont worry about it. alot of people are kool and alot of people have lil closet grows ud be suprised. i wouldnt even sweat it. if your really worried heres a test you can do. ask the guy if he wants to burn 1 or just throw him a gram or somthin for free. if he says no to both u might wanna be a lil worried lol. but some people dont smoke on the job so.
 
worm5376

worm5376

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this is true.:peace:


duff420 said:
dont worry about it. alot of people are kool and alot of people have lil closet grows ud be suprised. i wouldnt even sweat it. if your really worried heres a test you can do. ask the guy if he wants to burn 1 or just throw him a gram or somthin for free. if he says no to both u might wanna be a lil worried lol. but some people dont smoke on the job so.
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poundpusher2009

poundpusher2009

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I would chop em. Sorry so blunt but honestly who knows who the furnace guy is. He could be drinking one night with his buddies and why not tell the cool story how he ran across a grow room in your basement. He doesnt have anything to lose by flapping his mouth. The only person that does is you. I would chop it.
 
Delusional

Delusional

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poundpusher2009 said:
I would chop em. Sorry so blunt but honestly who knows who the furnace guy is. He could be drinking one night with his buddies and why not tell the cool story how he ran across a grow room in your basement. He doesnt have anything to lose by flapping his mouth. The only person that does is you. I would chop it.
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I could not have said this any better.

Ditch them.
 
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chalkie

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You got 2 choices really---A. you take it all out and worse case you lose 2- 3 months worth of work or ---B. You rely on the promise of a complete stranger and risk jailtime/fines and get set back in life a few years. Simple really cut your losses clean it all up and throw some storage stuff in its place to make it not look fresh, id of had the scissors in my hand the second he left but maybe thats just me.Good luck
 
TheKramer

TheKramer

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This almost exact same thing happened to me when my shower drain broke and flooded the apartment below mine. The repair guy came in and walked right past my plants and didnt say anything. I started freaking out and he came back and just said "nice plant dude. My kids tryin to grow one. Is this all you have to do?" I was taken aback, but still suspicious. I decided against chopping em cuz they were pretty far a long, and I live in Boulder where weeds pretty much legal anyway. That was like 6 months ago and nothing has come of it.

So my advice is A) think about where you live and how laid back the cops are and B) what your gut feeling tells you about this guy that repaired your furnace. IMHO, I think a lot of the small time personal growers on this forum freak out too easily and assume every other person is out to get them. I think your biggest worry is him comin back and stealin your plants, not callin the cops. But even that is a slim chance. Bottom line: I think less people care than we all like to think.


But then again I am the trusting type, which prolly won't bode well for me in the future. BUT, it hasn't hurt me yet, so the decision is yours...
 
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closetspace

Active Member
thanks for the advice guys and girls.

he is coming back in a day or 2,
I am going to put them in my garage and my wife is gonna tell him something like since he found them that she made me cut them down.
I am going to place all of my tomatoes and garden sprouts in my growroom.

this should work...I hope

peace
 
llLOU

llLOU

Well-Known Member
closetspace said:
hi,
I need some advice.

last night my furnace broke, the furnace guy came over today, and I was with him the entire time, except for about 10 minutes.
he had to shut the gas off to my furnace, and the valve was in my grow room (I did not know this) and he opened the door and he saw it all.

I went downstairs and saw him in there, and he said "don't worry I won't tell anyone, I don't give a shit"
then he talked about how he thinks it should be legal.
I told him I don't sell it and it's for personal use only, and he said there isn't enough there to sell anyway. (only 5 plants)

so, I don't know if I should cut them all down and wait a while to resume growing, or if I let them grow and hope he doesen't call the cops.

he has to come back in a few days to finish the job, he didn't even bill me for the 3 hours he spent at my house today.

Help!!!
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YOU CAN BET YOUR ASS YOUR GROW AIN'T NO SECRET ANYMORE,,,,,,,IF YOUR GOING TO WORRY ABOUT IT FOR THE DURATION OF THE GROW I WOULD CUT IT DOWN, AND FIND AN OUTDOOR GROW SITE.....:blsmoke:
 
llLOU

llLOU

Well-Known Member
closetspace said:
hi,
I need some advice.

last night my furnace broke, the furnace guy came over today, and I was with him the entire time, except for about 10 minutes.
he had to shut the gas off to my furnace, and the valve was in my grow room (I did not know this) and he opened the door and he saw it all.

I went downstairs and saw him in there, and he said "don't worry I won't tell anyone, I don't give a shit"
then he talked about how he thinks it should be legal.
I told him I don't sell it and it's for personal use only, and he said there isn't enough there to sell anyway. (only 5 plants)

so, I don't know if I should cut them all down and wait a while to resume growing, or if I let them grow and hope he doesen't call the cops.

he has to come back in a few days to finish the job, he didn't even bill me for the 3 hours he spent at my house today.

Help!!!
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YOU CAN BET YOUR ASS YOUR GROW AIN'T NO SECRET ANYMORE,,,,,,,IF YOUR GOING TO WORRY ABOUT IT FOR THE DURATION OF THE GROW I WOULD CUT IT DOWN, AND FIND AN OUTDOOR GROW SITE.....
BETTER YET,TRANSPLANT WHAT YOU GOT TO AN OUTDOOR SITE.:mrgreen:
 
NuteGreenwitch

NuteGreenwitch

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I know this may sound out of the question, but will you be there with your wife when he comes back or is it just going to be her there? And if it's just her there do you think... I mean, out of sight - out of mind...
 
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closetspace

Active Member
It might be just her at the house, I have a work meeting early morning, it depends on what time he gets here.

I don't know what you mean by our of sight out of mind???
I don't think I would forget about it that easily...
 
malbulja

malbulja

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I would never take a chance like that. Drug convictions are like scarlet letters and there is no escaping them. Do your absolute best not to get one.

What happened to you almost happened to me 2 weeks ago. I was able to prevent the repairman from entering the grow room with a clever excuse but after he left I replaced the standard door knob with a key lock one. I've got 3 weeks left of flowering and I'm eager to get it done and take down the grow room. I'm still spooked over it all.
 
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fureelz

Guest
Tell him you are legal and it is for medicinal/personal use. Be confident about it and don't try and pretend like you are trying to hide it now. You shouldn't have to explain anything. Its your house, your employee, your medicine; pay the man and ask him if he would like to medicate. He will go on to the next broken furnace trying to find the next setup.
 
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