Dear TerriM,
All Mudcatters are welcome even Catspaw but i must advise him that although i'm not easily offended myself, Skye ( our border collie ) has been known to pee on persons who are even remotely pompous.
As to consuming vast amounts of alchohol. My native American genes deny me the ability to drink beer in any quantity. I tend to become inchoherent,grin and fall over very quickly.