I believe they see more than you think, especially in Canada... obviously you dont want them to stumble across your 20000Watts operation but if like me you only grow a few plants, I would say do not worry. Ants guy, furnace repair, cable guy, plumber , all of them were in my basement at least once without saying anything, I had to be out of the house for the Ants guy so I am sure he probably opened the door of my room and took a peak... beautiful flowers were to be seen! It\s definitely something to think about when you set your grow room though, .
I had this happen to me as well. Fucking satellite guy went into my closed grow room. Talked briefly about is being LEGAL. He mentioned they are ordered to leave a residence if they see a grow (DirecTV policy I guess) but he didn't leave. So I felt like he was ok with it and wouldn't say anything. This was a month or two ago and nothing since.
The posters quoted above need to know that locks are cheap, and very easy to install
I'd be worried. Cash rewards are often offered by local agencies to turn people in. Better safe than sorry so I'd clean up your act for a while. I remember knocking down an entire grow in flowering and cleaning my room out for a few months when something similar happened to me. I slept better and was able to relax and stop worrying for a while- it was driving me CRAZY!!!! Remember, jail and prison suck and it's better to be able to fight (grow) another day.......
+rep, many states are now providing nice little rewards for anonymous tips, and for the poster who I forgot to quote who thinks cops are not bothering with the 4-5 plant grows should really think again.
Cops SAY they are usually not worried about the driver going 5 or 10 over the speed limit, but they still charge people everyday, cops go after easy prey, the grower growing 4-5 plants is easy prey for them, and it's real easy to find, cuff, arrest, prosecute, and watch you go to jail when someone else (cable guy, plumber, ants guy) is doing all the work.
a friend of mine works for time warner cable as a home tech... he's always telling me about the shit he's seen... I'd say not to worry too much.
Your friend is not the one finding these ILEGAL grows is he?
Protect yourself', these repairmen or workers that are in your home will turn in a second to make a few dollars off of your expense, what would you do anonymously for a couple hundred bucks!
regards,