anyone wanna show off their Illinois grow!?!
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Failmore
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JimmiP
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That stinks. Sorry to hear about your misfortune. Wishing you better luck this time!
JimmiP
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Alright fellow growers, check this out...
The ISP has been using this Cessna 182 to image my property and of course my medical grow. And, I am not paranoid, the camera pod is visible on the right side of the aircraft, just behind the wing.
This craptastic invasion of privacy started last year. When I first noticed them flying, above my home, below 200 feet at darn close to stall speed, photographing us. So my son and I drove to the airport they fly out of to confront them.
The airport manager said they weren't currently there. So I filed a complaint with the FAA, FSDO department. The ISP, of course, denied it was them. But I did some digging to verify it was indeed them. And the planes identity was verified by other pilots and an airpark manager.
Even after the complaint, they have just kept it up and I am sick of it.
We worked long and hard to get to the point we are with medical cannabis in Illinois. And I am wondering how the ISP is justifying the cost of the aircraft fuel, to invade the life of private citizens who have the right to legally grow their own medicine.
Anyone have any thoughts?
I'm filing another complaint that should deliver more results but the odds are that it will not. The incredibly helpful person, who handled my second complaint yesterday also informed me of a way to get congressional assistance if the ISP denies it was them again. So I am going to pursue both routes. But I believe this will continue to happen if people aren't informed. So how would any of you go about tackling this issue?
Also since the very people who are the perpetrators of this invasion of privacy are probably viewing this too. Why don't you guys go find some meth heads to arrest and actually do something to protect the people of Illinois?
The ISP has been using this Cessna 182 to image my property and of course my medical grow. And, I am not paranoid, the camera pod is visible on the right side of the aircraft, just behind the wing.
This craptastic invasion of privacy started last year. When I first noticed them flying, above my home, below 200 feet at darn close to stall speed, photographing us. So my son and I drove to the airport they fly out of to confront them.
The airport manager said they weren't currently there. So I filed a complaint with the FAA, FSDO department. The ISP, of course, denied it was them. But I did some digging to verify it was indeed them. And the planes identity was verified by other pilots and an airpark manager.
Even after the complaint, they have just kept it up and I am sick of it.
We worked long and hard to get to the point we are with medical cannabis in Illinois. And I am wondering how the ISP is justifying the cost of the aircraft fuel, to invade the life of private citizens who have the right to legally grow their own medicine.
Anyone have any thoughts?
I'm filing another complaint that should deliver more results but the odds are that it will not. The incredibly helpful person, who handled my second complaint yesterday also informed me of a way to get congressional assistance if the ISP denies it was them again. So I am going to pursue both routes. But I believe this will continue to happen if people aren't informed. So how would any of you go about tackling this issue?
Also since the very people who are the perpetrators of this invasion of privacy are probably viewing this too. Why don't you guys go find some meth heads to arrest and actually do something to protect the people of Illinois?
Herb & Suds
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I think you are paranoid
Planes and choppers fly over my house several times a day and have done it for decades
Everything has a camera these days
You aren’t being watched unless you gave them a reason
And frankly if I was spying on you or looking to get your grow, I would use a drone
Cheaper and more efficient
Don’t let paranoia get ya
JimmiP
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I know, I know. But it is their plane, and they are doing around eight passes of my home each time they fly over head.
We live in a town of only 4000 people. The only helicopters here are medical or crop dusters. And planes are not legally allowed to fly that low over residential areas.
That, and again this plane does belong to the ISP. And this is, historically, what it has been used for. I think they don't like that I'm growing in a hoop house. And I know that a fair number of people who were against legalization have made complaints to our local police about my grow. But the local police told them I wasn't breaking the law.
I just want them to stop flying over my home.
JimmiP
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Also, I am pretty sure it has been their drone, that has been flying overhead as well.
JimmiP
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Just in case anyone nearby isn't busy tonight, I'll be doing this. And you are all invited to come. No cover and I go on at 8.
The band I'm opening for is just freaking amazing! Make sure to burn a little and have a great time supporting local, live music! Much love to all you cats! Hope you can come.
The band I'm opening for is just freaking amazing! Make sure to burn a little and have a great time supporting local, live music! Much love to all you cats! Hope you can come.
madvillian420
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Cops in rural illinois suck balls, can confirm. Maybe they think youre over the plant limit? Could also be planning to pay you a visit off duty.
Never attempted outdoors for that reason, too many eyes in the sky. Anyway heres my current indoor crop
Never attempted outdoors for that reason, too many eyes in the sky. Anyway heres my current indoor crop
Three Berries
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Ha if they see a pink light through the window, they think your growing and in completion with the state.
JimmiP
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Well the hard freeze the other day convinced me to call it a year. I had gone out Thursday night to play guitar and later, watch the eclipse. And while watching the eclipse it dawned on me that it was getting colder than I thought it would. So I went home and fired up the hoop house heater. Then I took a bud off of each plant, looked at them closely and decided that they had gone long enough. I had been on the fence about harvesting for a few days anyway.
My buddy and I brought the last two plants down on Friday. Now a pretty good percentage of the garage is filled with big branches of beautiful buds!
Passion Fruit
BGB
Now back to some indoor growing. I have clones of BGB, Sour Banana Sherbet, and Sherbet going now and am starting some Meltdown and GG4ril seeds tonight.
Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving this week!
My buddy and I brought the last two plants down on Friday. Now a pretty good percentage of the garage is filled with big branches of beautiful buds!
Passion Fruit
BGB
Now back to some indoor growing. I have clones of BGB, Sour Banana Sherbet, and Sherbet going now and am starting some Meltdown and GG4ril seeds tonight.
Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving this week!
I moved up and converted a closet. I think the one on the right is a male. Preflowers are pointy but it's not putting out pistils like the one on the left. I'll accept a few seeds without having to spray a female.
No more having to pull branches out of the light. I might even let one grow natural to have a Christmas tree next year.
No more having to pull branches out of the light. I might even let one grow natural to have a Christmas tree next year.
JimmiP
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Nice looking stalks on those plants my friend!
RancidDude
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Gas as fuck by Crane