Three Years ago when I moved up to New Hampshire I took one of my drinking breaks for about a year then one day I started to have a few beers on the weekend. This then led to me acting like a fool with some of my co workers in my house and pretty much blacking out and then I decided to limit myself to just Fridays and only have a set amount which has been working fine but a cleanse time is almost coming for me especially after being on vacation and going off my Friday rule.
Besides that rule I realized something about bars. Unless you're a social butterfly or a total drunk they honestly suck. You waste money on over priced booze and get attitude from people you wouldn't expect it from. The last time I headed down to Brooklyn in May I didn't enjoy my local bar crawl. The bar I frequented most didn't have any really familiar faces because they all moved on to the 30 plus bars and all the rest of the bars I felt like I was that old man that everyone would stare at and make fun of when I sat down. So even though I was asked out by some of my old coworkers to grab a couple drinks last night I had to decline. It felt weird hearing "What Happened to the old Fred?" I finally grew up and realized is it worth it to go to a place where people get all twisted and you can't predict their next move.
Quick example and also the reason why I won't go to a bar by where I live now. I had a few beers before I went out and that makes me so damn talkative and silly but I guess the sarcastic tone in my voice didn't fair well with one of the bar regulars. He was getting so irate even after I said I'm only kidding. This was by the way the second reason why I don't want to go to bars anymore. If a band is playing in one I would make a exception though. Sorry for the long rant.