Australia Forum

mike · #1 (**permalink**) 07-16-2008, 04:53 AM

I thought I drank a lot, but this guy is incredible!

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SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian man convicted of his seventh drink-driving charge was spending about A$1,000 ($972) a week on beer -- enough to buy more than 2,500 small bottles a month, a newspaper said Tuesday.
The heartbroken construction worker began drowning his sorrows after breaking up with his partner five years ago, the Northern Territory News said, quoting his defense lawyer as telling a court in Australia's remote, tropical north.

Man spent $1,000 a week on beer

jabo · #2 (**permalink**) 07-16-2008, 07:04 AM

And he's been doing that for five years? I understand the feeling of being sort of heartbroken and all and how comforting/distracting alcohol could be, but a grand a week for booze? that is a little too much. if he don't die of driving drunk, he would by over drinking...

Wanderer · #3 (**permalink**) 07-17-2008, 10:06 AM

Just left Darwin Mike and you do get some pretty wild news up there

rambo100000 · #4 (**permalink**) 09-10-2008, 08:34 AM

Wow 50 years of 2,500 bottles a month

30,000 a year
150,000 for 5 years

I'm surprised this guy is not dead

georgelondon · #5 (**permalink**) 09-15-2008, 10:15 AM

i hope it was VB or would be a total waste of money! haha

Wanderer · #6 (**permalink**) 09-15-2008, 12:42 PM

You might just excite some boutique beer drinkers George for their thoughts on VB but still more than not just a bad cold drop on a hot day I agree entirely, and certainly more of the knock it down to wash the dust away variety (and easier on the wallet too).

Just thinking of that bloke again, I wonder whether he has been having the reporters on for you would have to be earning a heap to be spending that ammount on grog alone - bet nobody bothered with his financial records.

jabo · #7 (**permalink**) 11-17-2008, 10:59 AM

well, after a few weeks of being able to save up, I guess, the man spending that much is not that impossible now, I have been spending some dough as well in buying booze for the past few months, though, not on the daily basis.

hampastie · #8 (**permalink**) 11-18-2008, 02:52 AM

How the hell could ANYBODY drink that amount...........

Howdy all, Im hampastie a newbie to this neck of the woods.

Wanderer · #9 (**permalink**) 11-18-2008, 05:56 AM

Does seem a bit incredulous don't it Hampaste?
Welcome to the forum
And at least it was not west end or worse still Southark (was it?, they still make it?)
Wonder whether they've got hom along to AA?

hampastie · #10 (**permalink**) 11-18-2008, 06:05 AM

Maybe he could make a million $$'s letting the world know his "Hangover" cure