Happy New Year
I used to like the occasional drink or three up until I had my heart attack. My wife and I don't have alcohol in the house, wine with a meal for example, just isn't us - never has been. However, I really enjoyed going to my village pub, smoking, having 3 or 4 pints, talking/gossiping and playing dominoes with the local farmers followed by a peaceful walk home along my lane feeling mellow - idyllic. Once I gave up smoking and pubs became non-smoking and antiseptic (in my view) going for a drink seemed pointless and I lost the habit.
Alcohol, therefore, hasn't touched my lips for well over 6 years and I am a de facto Puritan
. I don't miss it nearly as much as I would miss caffeine, which I absolutely refuse to give up.