Flash4211
Active Member
I had a knock on the door from the local porcine patrol yesterday. Seems they had an anonymous tip about some plants growing in my garage. Long story short, they found the grow op, left with some vegetative matter and tore down my setup like Elliot Ness used to bust up breweries with goons with axes (for those who remember that popular TV show about Prohibition). I mean they smashed expensive 1000W HPS lamps and slashed the tents to ribbons with (no shit) switch blades. Not to mention a lot of other unnecessary mayhem and destruction. Nazis.
A bit of good luck, combined with a good lawyer and a small life savings that is now gone, have kept me out of lockup (pending god-knows-what legal hell waits just around the corner) - this is my first offense EVER, I'm 64 years old with a wife and three dependent children, a decent home (in foreclosure) and a respectable job, so maybe that helped convince them not to lock me up immediately; who knows? At any rate, my growing days are over. I'm ruined financially (staying out of jail ain't cheap, but it's better than the alternative), and at my age and situation there are virtually no prospects for recovering from this financial disaster.
And there is still the possibility that I'll end up behind bars. This is far from over.
In the not-too-distant future, my family could be living in a cardboard box and eating out of dumpsters, because I just couldn't keep my big fuckin mouth shut. I don't know which of my "friends" made the call, but it doesn't matter....it's on me.
My fault, I let a couple of people in on what I was doing - I broke the first rule of basic security. I don't know who actually ratted me out, but the fault is mine, regardless. Let this be a cautionary tail to anyone else at riu who is tempted to share his cool secret with "trusted" friends.
And that is the last bit of advice I have to offer. I have contributed a bit here at riu, and gotten back invaluable help ten times over what I was able to give. Being a part of this brotherhood of growers, any one of whom has a superior moral compass the the thugs who play at protecting the public, has been one of the best experiences of my life.
Thank you all, and good luck.
Flash4211
A bit of good luck, combined with a good lawyer and a small life savings that is now gone, have kept me out of lockup (pending god-knows-what legal hell waits just around the corner) - this is my first offense EVER, I'm 64 years old with a wife and three dependent children, a decent home (in foreclosure) and a respectable job, so maybe that helped convince them not to lock me up immediately; who knows? At any rate, my growing days are over. I'm ruined financially (staying out of jail ain't cheap, but it's better than the alternative), and at my age and situation there are virtually no prospects for recovering from this financial disaster.
And there is still the possibility that I'll end up behind bars. This is far from over.
In the not-too-distant future, my family could be living in a cardboard box and eating out of dumpsters, because I just couldn't keep my big fuckin mouth shut. I don't know which of my "friends" made the call, but it doesn't matter....it's on me.
My fault, I let a couple of people in on what I was doing - I broke the first rule of basic security. I don't know who actually ratted me out, but the fault is mine, regardless. Let this be a cautionary tail to anyone else at riu who is tempted to share his cool secret with "trusted" friends.
And that is the last bit of advice I have to offer. I have contributed a bit here at riu, and gotten back invaluable help ten times over what I was able to give. Being a part of this brotherhood of growers, any one of whom has a superior moral compass the the thugs who play at protecting the public, has been one of the best experiences of my life.
Thank you all, and good luck.
Flash4211
..... Hate seeing this happen to a fellow grower
