David: wow, the youngest of 9! holy smokes!
By the way, I'm the oldest of 3... and my role is the "fixer"... and boy, is that ever true!

I think you left out one key reason about why you drink - you grew up watching it - its what you knew. I don't like that word "weakness" - but, ya know... you're right, darn it.

Reyn - I just wrote you a PM and I want to share a bit of it with the others here: I told you that I am very grateful that I have never suffered pain bad enough to have to take pain killers... I can only imagine how difficult it would be to resist their pull.

xoox to all... this is a tough subject...