Orange Shovel CAGrower
Well-Known Member
Quite the scare last night with the police...let me explain the story.
My grow buddy and I were setting up the water tank around 11 pm at night. We were finishing up when my friend got a call from someone saying his car is surrounded by 3 cops who ran his license plate and we're waiting. Now, the car was in a concealed little nook off the side of a side road...somewhere no one would go. How a cop saw the car is still a mystery.
As we walked back (slightly panicking), we devised up a story about how we were looking for something we had lost earlier that day while hiking. We walked up to the car and immediately saw 3 cop cars. They shined their lights on us and took our IDs. Keeping our cool we told them our story. After they found out I work at my school's garden a lady cop asked us if I grow "special" plants. I looked at her in the eye and said: "No ma'am" and they let us on our way.
After we pulled out and drove off, nearly arrested, i told my friend to let me out of the car to see how long the cops hang around. I sit down in a concealed area and see them leave after about 8-10 minutes. This confirmed that they had not found the plot. Their cars were parked about 150 yards from it, so the chances of them having found it are very low.
After I was picked up my grow buddy and I spent about 3 hours debating wether we should continue or not. Its hard to decide considering it was such a close call. We have to frequent the site about once every 2 weeks this summer...a huge risk is at hand.
Now here is where it gets interesting. At this spot, there are 2 plants in the ground and 9 in pots. We are planning on moving all of the plants and 2 water tanks in a few nights. Very risky, basically an all or nothing night.
I know the initial thoughts of everyone are going to be "DONT EVER GO BACK". My partner and I understand this logic and we know it is the right thing to do. BUT, we have thought long and hard and calculated that based on the events of that night, the police did not search the area and they are not setting up a trap (too much time/money for the amount of plants). Plus, if they had found the plants, they would show up at our doors.
Thank you for reading this story. Hopefully you have some constructive feedback.
My grow buddy and I were setting up the water tank around 11 pm at night. We were finishing up when my friend got a call from someone saying his car is surrounded by 3 cops who ran his license plate and we're waiting. Now, the car was in a concealed little nook off the side of a side road...somewhere no one would go. How a cop saw the car is still a mystery.
As we walked back (slightly panicking), we devised up a story about how we were looking for something we had lost earlier that day while hiking. We walked up to the car and immediately saw 3 cop cars. They shined their lights on us and took our IDs. Keeping our cool we told them our story. After they found out I work at my school's garden a lady cop asked us if I grow "special" plants. I looked at her in the eye and said: "No ma'am" and they let us on our way.
After we pulled out and drove off, nearly arrested, i told my friend to let me out of the car to see how long the cops hang around. I sit down in a concealed area and see them leave after about 8-10 minutes. This confirmed that they had not found the plot. Their cars were parked about 150 yards from it, so the chances of them having found it are very low.
After I was picked up my grow buddy and I spent about 3 hours debating wether we should continue or not. Its hard to decide considering it was such a close call. We have to frequent the site about once every 2 weeks this summer...a huge risk is at hand.
Now here is where it gets interesting. At this spot, there are 2 plants in the ground and 9 in pots. We are planning on moving all of the plants and 2 water tanks in a few nights. Very risky, basically an all or nothing night.
I know the initial thoughts of everyone are going to be "DONT EVER GO BACK". My partner and I understand this logic and we know it is the right thing to do. BUT, we have thought long and hard and calculated that based on the events of that night, the police did not search the area and they are not setting up a trap (too much time/money for the amount of plants). Plus, if they had found the plants, they would show up at our doors.
Thank you for reading this story. Hopefully you have some constructive feedback.
...young gardener + late night in the bush = " POT FARMER" in there lil heads....be careful and move them,park somewere different...good luck bro,please be safe,peace..MEANGREEN.
n Good Luck
