Agreed, and apologies to all the home drinkers. What you just brought to light though is what a lot of people choose to do - drink at home. It is cheaper and easier to drink more because you don't have to go anywhere unless you run out, then it is truly more dangerous. Being in the bar industry certainly put the issue out there in public, but the point of my post was that far fewer good things happen than bad when it comes to moderating with alcohol. What Machka said was right on the nose: "Since when is ... "I feel so much better, ride so much faster, spend so much so less, have a more meaningful life"? ... somehow a bad thing. To me, that's all positive."

If quitting drinking is a bad thing, then I would have to say that you are somewhat dependent on it, either physically or socially. It is very difficult to separate the two (but not impossible).