Think about it

Went out to pre-paid dinner which included wine and water.

Drank lots of water, although not enough.

Drank no more than a sip of wine, so that I could taste the "newness" of it.

Didn't really enjoy my food, was a little bored with my company, drove home, ready for bed.

Would dinner have been better with libations?

Would it have mattered more who I was sitting with?

Would I ever have thought these thoughts, as opposed to simply drinking a lot of wine, if we didn't have the stringent drinking and driving rules that we do?

Huh.