thanks everyone for expressing your thoughts on the issue. if i look back to before i got sick, and now. i probably drink a quarter of what i used to. possibly even less. so i've made a conservative effort to limit what i have. and i only drink beer rather than spirits. So far I think i'm doing ok. i even exercised the thought of giving it up completely. but i think at this point, i'm sticking to the occasional night out. nothing too extreme. and i've managed cutting back just fine lately.. thanks again for your thoughts. it's cleared my head a fair bit on the idea. cheers
dave