Sad, Upside-Down Drunk Will Have Another

“I was lying there, trying to get the doors open but couldn’t. I remember the inside light not working and thinking, ‘It’s not like I’m going to read a book,’ so I opened another can.”
–Paul Nigel Sneddon of New Zealand explains why police found him drinking a beer when they pulled him out of his overturned car. Sneddon, who had gone on a four-day binge after losing his job and learning that his father had cancer, says that he can’t stop drinking because, “When you’re lonely like I am, you cling to the things that bring you comfort.”