Man spent $1,000 a week on beer?

[DSF Guest 8]

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.

The magistrate declined to jail the father of four, Michael Leary, noting he had quit drinking since his latest arrest, but he banned Leary from buying or even holding a beer for 12 months.

The magistrate also poked fun at Leary's favorite beer, Melbourne Bitter, in a part of the country where drinkers can be as loyal to beer brands as they are to football teams.

"(That is) poor judgment on two counts there -- drinking that much and drinking Melbourne Bitter," magistrate Vince Luppino was quoted as saying.

$1000 a week is all? I bet Shasta can beat that.

[Shasturbator]

damn right....he's a lightweight

[MickC]

Whats even sadder is that beer here is almost twice as much as it is there, so he had even than you think!!

[SexyLion]

ohh, bitters.....the man is in enough pain. The judge did him a favor.

[ms. cellany]

My college provided $1000 a week for parties, which always ended up going towards alcohol...

But that was enough for a school of 1300 people. One dude... wow, what a champ.

[BlackCrypt]

Ok, so it bans him from being around beer, right?

Who is to say he won't move on to hard liquor or wine?

[Trips]

Damn when a judge calls you a bitch for the beer you drink.......... its time to move to that country