[ShankS]

I only recently found out that the family living next door is harbouring an Alcoholic mum lol. Apparantly shes been on the booze for about 3 years, and her husband has recently paid out about $31,000 :eek: for her to be kept in a drying out clinic for a few weeks, and shes just been able to come home for christmas. I never even knew lol. We talk but not that often, so they may have been trying to keep it quiet, not many other neighbours knew either. I work nights so dont see them that often.

Anyway, then today I was turning the car to park up the driveway, and a police car zoomed up the road and screeched up behind her car, she was sitting in the car but I never noticed. Two cops got out and walked over, and were talking to her for a while, then her husband came outside and they asked him some questions. They got her to get out the car and when she stood up she looked pretty drunk and had a grin on her face.

She'd gone out in the car earlier that morning sober and must have gone to a bar and got hammered again. I have a feeling someone must have phoned the cops and told them she was drink driving or they saw her driving erratically and followed her home.

Then about half and hour later a cop van pulled up and another 3 police men got out and they moved her to the back of the van and took her away...presumably to the station or back the the clinic.

Thing is, I feel sorry for her Husband....they've got 3 youngish children and a nice house and cars, and if she does get done for drink driving, they're gona be buggerd, cos she will get a heavy fine and a driving ban, or even a few weeks in a cell. Wont be good for the kids either as they need her. Her husband works bloody long hours as a builder to support the family. I just wana find out why she's turned to the booze.