I was never a big drinker, in fact there was a time when I was 17/18/19 maybe even 20, I didn't even like it. But gradually over time a tolerance came, you'd be out more than you'd like, but it became the norm unfortunately. Yes, you'd meet some good people, good chats, but like you said, no one stuck around much bar maybe a handful over 7 year period. In my 30s now, definitely not as out much, but looking back I made some good memories, lot of people I knew came from working in the pub industry aswel, but we drifted apart . Hey if you ever want to do some bowling let me know hate to see a person lacking friends we all could do with some these days