Rusk, 67, a former machinist and painter who admitted on a 1992 medical exam to drinking a six-pack ofbeera day and occasionally using "amphetamine and IV crank, " blamed his shortness of breath on brake pads even though he worked part-time as a car mechanic and started smoking in 1951.
We figured that our fuzzy new roommate was just part of the experience -- and the disturbance was offset by all the perks, such as the six-pack ofbeer that Michael and Sabrina had left on the counter as a gift.