Well, I'm not in the pub business either but I've been self employed now going on 23 years and never regretted it. Sure you'll still come home "frazzled and exhausted' but not "depressed". Now, I do know that the pub is gonna requrie a lot of 6 and 7 day weeks for awile so go into it thinking that. The resturant business is a toughie so ya' got to have the stamina to hold up. And you're gonnja be on your feet a lot so if you have any problems with the wheels, think about another business. But I'll end this the way I started it. Self employment can be like getting out of jail...

Good luck.

Bobert