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10-07-2007, 06:41 PM

Well the short story is that I have recently (in the last 4 months) been divorced and it will be final next month. At the beginning of this my place was broke into and they found my grow and ripped it. So I did the only thing I knew to do at the time and that was to tear down for the obvious reasons security from the divorce and the most important from the thieves. Which I believe now was kids/thugs just looking for something to steal and sell and stumbled on to my grow ... My fault for becoming complacent.

Jump forward to today and my position is this with the cost of living, realistically thinking I am in the best position I could be in money wise and that is staying in this house and living here until things change for the better. My concern is this and the only reason I air my dirty laundry on a open forum is you are the only group that may be able to relate with a honest answer. Should I attempt to grow here again or am I compromised beyond repair? I have changed my locks and am gonna make other security enhancements to deter other breakins.

Has any one else here had similar experiences? A decision I must make on my own but this is my way of collecting feedback.

Thanks

Mo,

Blazin Red · 10-07-2007, 07:14 PM

Just move bro... those kids know where a grow site is!

10-07-2007, 07:33 PM

Not that easy money wise.

10-07-2007, 08:24 PM

I had the same thing happen to me a few months ago. Kids breaking into houses and stumbled upon my grow and took ozs of my finest along with some blooming plants and Trainwreck and Purple Urkle clones among other things. I decided then that I would not grow in that house again. The people who broke into my house knew that I grew and it would make me even more paranoid knowing that they may be by again in a few months to get my next crop. And it wasnt just the thieves that presented the problem but also the people they told about it. I had never told even my closest of friends that I grew and now I have thieves knowing my secret. I dont need that kind of stress.
Also, if they broke in again I would feel somewhat uneasy calling the cops to come because they as well as me would be going to jail. And even the best security wont stop a thief from coming in your house if they really want to. And when they know you have something like that in your house, they will most likely be back.
In my situation, I moved as soon as possible because I couldnt go outside my door without wondering if I or my house was secure. And always wondering who did it and being pissed off that I didnt know when they would do it again. But if its not feasible to move out then I would just not grow to be safe. Good luck to you in the future.

10-07-2007, 09:37 PM

Hard truths but I can't afford to move right now. You would think they would try again soon since they didn't get it all the first time. You see I still can't say beyond a shadow of a doubt that it wasn't my ex-wife because she was back in town the very day it happened. Of course she says she didn't do it but there were no signs of forced entry and she was the only one with a key. Who knows? And also lots of things have moved out of this house since then when she moved out so people may think we moved.

Vermonster · 10-07-2007, 10:47 PM

yeah i would say no, because if one of those kids gets arrested for any reasosn and needs an out, they can point in your direction and get brownie points with LEO. Also does your ex-wife know where and what your doing? If so she has a million and one reasons to rat you out. i would just not fo it. A guy in my area got busted with a huge grow after two 16 year old punks stole one plant from his backyard and then got caugth with it and told the cops where they got it... just not worth it. Plus if you catch them in the act what do you do, you can't call the cops? what are you gonna kill them?

10-07-2007, 11:42 PM

I agree I just thought that maybe it would be no different than someone not growing being broke in on. I mean people don't move every time something like this happens. I just hate it that I will not be able to grow until I can move. That is a depressing thought because that could be a year or better.

yohomz · 10-07-2007, 11:53 PM

What a crappy situation man. I'm sorry to hear this. I phucking HATE thieves and I've had my crops stolen before as well. Definitely don't attempt to grow there again, they WILL be back. If I were you, I would try to catch those phuckers in the act and figure out a way to give them a life-altering scare.

**Gypsy Nirvana** · 10-08-2007, 12:05 AM

Yeah man.....what a rotten situation....best to just lay low and save up for a move to a more secure place......

resinryder · 10-08-2007, 01:22 AM

MOVE!!! Once compromised, always compromised.

10-07-2007, 06:41 PM	#1
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Same ol same ol Well the short story is that I have recently (in the last 4 months) been divorced and it will be final next month. At the beginning of this my place was broke into and they found my grow and ripped it. So I did the only thing I knew to do at the time and that was to tear down for the obvious reasons security from the divorce and the most important from the thieves. Which I believe now was kids/thugs just looking for something to steal and sell and stumbled on to my grow ... My fault for becoming complacent. Jump forward to today and my position is this with the cost of living, realistically thinking I am in the best position I could be in money wise and that is staying in this house and living here until things change for the better. My concern is this and the only reason I air my dirty laundry on a open forum is you are the only group that may be able to relate with a honest answer. Should I attempt to grow here again or am I compromised beyond repair? I have changed my locks and am gonna make other security enhancements to deter other breakins. Has any one else here had similar experiences? A decision I must make on my own but this is my way of collecting feedback. Thanks Mo,
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10-07-2007, 07:14 PM	#2
Blazin Red Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 28	Just move bro... those kids know where a grow site is! __________________ MEDICAL PATIENT
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10-07-2007, 07:33 PM	#3
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Not that easy money wise.
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10-07-2007, 08:24 PM	#4
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	I had the same thing happen to me a few months ago. Kids breaking into houses and stumbled upon my grow and took ozs of my finest along with some blooming plants and Trainwreck and Purple Urkle clones among other things. I decided then that I would not grow in that house again. The people who broke into my house knew that I grew and it would make me even more paranoid knowing that they may be by again in a few months to get my next crop. And it wasnt just the thieves that presented the problem but also the people they told about it. I had never told even my closest of friends that I grew and now I have thieves knowing my secret. I dont need that kind of stress. Also, if they broke in again I would feel somewhat uneasy calling the cops to come because they as well as me would be going to jail. And even the best security wont stop a thief from coming in your house if they really want to. And when they know you have something like that in your house, they will most likely be back. In my situation, I moved as soon as possible because I couldnt go outside my door without wondering if I or my house was secure. And always wondering who did it and being pissed off that I didnt know when they would do it again. But if its not feasible to move out then I would just not grow to be safe. Good luck to you in the future.
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10-07-2007, 09:37 PM	#5
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Hard truths but I can't afford to move right now. You would think they would try again soon since they didn't get it all the first time. You see I still can't say beyond a shadow of a doubt that it wasn't my ex-wife because she was back in town the very day it happened. Of course she says she didn't do it but there were no signs of forced entry and she was the only one with a key. Who knows? And also lots of things have moved out of this house since then when she moved out so people may think we moved.
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10-07-2007, 10:47 PM	#6
Vermonster Kid Kropper. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: amongst the people Posts: 449	yeah i would say no, because if one of those kids gets arrested for any reasosn and needs an out, they can point in your direction and get brownie points with LEO. Also does your ex-wife know where and what your doing? If so she has a million and one reasons to rat you out. i would just not fo it. A guy in my area got busted with a huge grow after two 16 year old punks stole one plant from his backyard and then got caugth with it and told the cops where they got it... just not worth it. Plus if you catch them in the act what do you do, you can't call the cops? what are you gonna kill them? __________________ I am not a criminal. Control yourself, take only what you need from it.
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10-07-2007, 11:42 PM	#7
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	I agree I just thought that maybe it would be no different than someone not growing being broke in on. I mean people don't move every time something like this happens. I just hate it that I will not be able to grow until I can move. That is a depressing thought because that could be a year or better.
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10-07-2007, 11:53 PM	#8
yohomz Head Farmer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: In the headz chamber Posts: 245	What a crappy situation man. I'm sorry to hear this. I phucking HATE thieves and I've had my crops stolen before as well. Definitely don't attempt to grow there again, they WILL be back. If I were you, I would try to catch those phuckers in the act and figure out a way to give them a life-altering scare. __________________ "...while arms warehouses fill as quick as the cells, rally round the family, pocket full 'o shells."
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10-08-2007, 12:05 AM	#9
Gypsy Nirvana Free'd P.O.W. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Back in Blighty! Posts: 7,066	Yeah man.....what a rotten situation....best to just lay low and save up for a move to a more secure place...... __________________ 'It can all start from a seed'
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10-08-2007, 01:22 AM	#10
resinryder Rubbing my glands together Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: In a van down by the river!! Posts: 10,803	MOVE!!! Once compromised, always compromised. __________________ I'll quit growing my meds the day they rip the bong from my cold dead hands! Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Even on a canna board.
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