Oh, also, What you're talking about here is sometimes referred to as "functional alcoholism". Falls under the same category as the rig-pig type mentality where there are two sober, hard working weeks offshore, then two blistering drunk rampaging weeks at home. Yes it's a problem, it's a big fat stinking problem because it's so hard to define. BUT, habitually having a beer to unwind after work isn't anything like the same thing as functional alcoholism... having a wank every day doesn't make you a sex addict, is it? xx