Most everything I did, even the outdoor stuff... skiing, hiking, biking, whitewater, and everything else, especially playing music, at some point, either during or after, involved drinking, and sometimes, other stuff...
There was definitely an adjustment period... but now I am getting back the focus I had, and I don't miss it... I am very optimistic, it is better in many ways with out the alcohol.
Yea I get the garage thing... I've got a killer PA system out there, 6 element FM antenna aimed at a great college FM station... I could spend hours out there... Drinking beer.
It gets better.
Tuning up those Skis??? We are getting clobbered, conditions don't get much better here in the NE!!
Mark