I'd like to dispute that last point, lol. If you've got some friends and a good pub/bar to hang out in, drinking legaly can be a lot of fun. My friends and I head over to Boston Pizza a lot, and drink there a bit (though we concentrate on food there) and there's a pub here that we head to when we have enough money for it, and it's always a good time when we drink there.
It's a nice alternative to drinking at someone's place (though we do that a lot more often)
Either way, happy birthday man.