Olivie

Hi there, everyone. I'm loving all the wonderful information on the site. It's kind of long, but please read it all. I'd love some insight. Here's my thang:

I'm on probation in Austin, TX, for a DWI. *I know, I know, I'm very sorry!* I'm afraid they might give me a hair test next time I go in. I've not really heard of them doing that--they usually just do the on-the-spot dip stick tests that are so inexpensive and easy to pass.

Around September of last year, I quit smoking weed for about three months. Then, I started puffing again, occasionally, though; I maybe smoke three or four times a month. To ensure a passed urinalysis, I've always drank LOTS of water, followed by a packet Sure-Jell dissolved in about 32 oz. of water, and popped a Vitamin B pill or two for the color. They don't test me every month, though, so a lot of times, I'd leave my PO with a bladder-full of Mountain Dew-colored pee pee, not having to have had it scrutinized by Travis County.

The last time I went in, however, they tested me, and the tester-guy immediately saw the weird color of my urine and announced, "Detoxified. It's been detoxified." I argued that I hadn't done anything except take my vitamins, B included, for the day. For some reason, he wasn't up on the Vitamin B edge, because he kept saying that that couldn't explain it. Stupid piss-tester. Anyhoo, with my PO right there, he told me to come back the next morning and, condescendingly, to not take my Vitamin B. So, I continued to drink water, I did the Sure-Jell method sans Vit. B, and pissed the next a.m. for him. He, of course, commented on the dilluted consistency this time. He also tested me for every substance they can test for--I used to just get tested for THC. Well, I passed everything, of course, but he was sure to make a note in my file of the peculiar pee.

So, I'm pretty positive I'll get tested next time I go in, and I'm not worried about another urinalysis. What I'm worried about is whether they'll take a chunk of hair or something, just to try and pin me now that I've raised suspicions. I guess it all depends on how tough my PO wants to get with me. She's not horrible, but she's not all rainbows and butterflies, either.

I'd love to talk to more people on probation, to hear more experiences. And it would be awesome, duh, to talk to people on probation in Travis County, in Austin, Texas. How tough would they get? I mean, they see all kinds of scary people, and I'm not half as dangerous as most of them. If any other probationees are out there--have y'all been faced with hair tests? Or is that pretty much a method used by employers? Thanks so much for reading!