Grandma jailed for 12 days in Heroin mixup...

THE erroneous drug tests that sent Janet Goodin to jail are accurate more than 99 per cent of the time, the Canadian Border Service Agency says.

"False positives occur infrequently -- less than one per cent," Lisa White, a communications agent with the agency, wrote in an email. She said the agency collects data on the performance of its drug-detection technologies and performs "service" on them when necessary.

Karpish said the exhibit was sent for testing to the Health Canada Laboratory "with a rush on it." Once the test showed on May 3 the exhibit wasn't a controlled substance, Mounties said charges were stayed and Goodin was released.

Parker wrote:We always had to get rid of used motor oil at a special location which was set-up twice a year. She probably just forgot it was there.

bobnliz wrote:It amounts to being busted for recycling... talk about back-assward. Lizzy

Lehrer wrote:

Parker wrote:We always had to get rid of used motor oil at a special location which was set-up twice a year. She probably just forgot it was there.

How much oil does a Mason jar hold??? About a pint, I think. What in the world was someone thinking? Emergency provisions?

Parker wrote: Apparently you’ve never canned.

Lehrer wrote:

Parker wrote: Apparently you’ve never canned.

You're right -- but my mother did.

Mason jars "... come in a variety of sizes including pint, quart, half-gallon, and cup...." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_jar] -- so I'm not sure what your point might be.

Parker wrote:
Your statement; How much oil does a Mason jar hold??? About a pint, I think. What in the world was someone thinking?

My response; Apparently you’ve never canned.