That's not drinking is it?"I'm not a boozer, I like my three gins and a beer and that's not drinking is it?"

So says Noel Stewart, the 80 year old Southlander who has had his mobility scooter confiscated after repeatedly drinking and, uh, scooting. His daily tipple is, according to the TVNZ news report, double the safe amount promoted in anti-drink driving campaigns. And on top of that, it wasn't his scooter: it was on loan from the local RSA, with whom he'd signed an agreement saying he wouldn't drink while using the scooter. But, you know, three gins and a beer isn't really drinking, is it?
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