Thank you for the welcome, guys.
The thing this site has already taught me is the most pointless thing for me is to test whether I classify as an alcoholic. There are alcoholics all down my mums family. My 50 year old uncle died last summer (tho he had codeine problems too). Reading stories on this site has already given me huge strength. Like most, I can quit any time I like, and like many, I've never even tried any kind of long term sobriety. That's what I want now, sobriety.