Just a quick add.
I don't even know my neighbour but one came in tonight half drunk from a house down the road.
The door was knocked, I answered and it was a neighbour I haven't seen before. They looked half wasted and stunk of booze (I probably did when I was drinking like I did). I said no thanks, wished them all the best and closed the door.
They had a 4 pack of beer in their hands, possibly high spirited as here in the UK it's a vote tomorrow. I just don't need it. A moment or few hours of "fake bliss" means plans out the window tomorrow.
I enjoyed the remainder of that small can earlier, had a great dinner, why intoxicate myself to that point anymore?
Hopefully tomorrow when I get up refreshed nice and early it's a cold, frosty seasonal morning I can enjoy with a cup of decaff and a festive air to my face when I walk the dog.