John, Its the cigars that are more of a problem than the beer. At home, sometimes I'll go 2 or 3 weeks without a drink. But, I'll huff 4 cigars a day out in my shop. Difficult to hide that in a closed hotel room, so I've been weening myself down. 2, then 1, now down to 1/2 midday and 1/2 after dinner. Standing by the window ( which barely opens ) and blowing most of the smoke outside. Not really a pleasurable endeavor. I'll get at least 10 days free out in the city, before I can get to Saigon.....:thumbsup: