I guess that does make sense.

But honestly, there is no way ANYONE would find it except for a 1% chance of my dad. It is his house, I live with my mom, and he is not home 90% of the time. There is a concealed basement door that I could use when going in, so no one would have any idea that I'm in there. Not to mention my room is the loft on the third floor, with only a bed in the middle and the mirrored closet on the far side of the room. The last time anyone's been in there besides me is when my dad and I put together the bed up there a year ago.. and the only windows are on the ceiling, not visible from ANYWHERE (trees basically cover them) so light leakage is not a problem.

Also hardly any electricity gets used, obviously because of the fact that we are never there. Then there is a big spike for a week or two when we are there. Running 2 or 3 flourescent bulbs can't cost more than $20 a month, not suspicious at all, and to take care of the power requirement I will just leave him a $20 on his money pile once a month, won't know the difference.

Also we live in a rather rich area, lived here for 3 years and I've never seen a cop around here. We barely see people outside either, and houses are pretty spread out (my mom and dad live within an eighth mile..)

I see what you're getting at, and if I thought there was any chance of it being discovered, trust me I wouldn't do it. But what you're saying honestly just doesn't apply to my situation. I appreciate the help though