Originally Posted by
Oil-man
As I said I'm not chasing Lufthansa to bill me, but on the other hand will they know something's up when I go to check in?
If there is no ticket number it means the booking is there but no ticket to account for the cost. If there is no ticket, the checkin can't process you and you stay where you are unless the ticketing desk issues a ticket because LH's web booking engine didn't do it correctly.
The risk is that the system will cancel your booking because no ticket was issued in time. That means you will have to run after LH and prove you did everything right to get the booking reinstated and the ticket issued with the original fare.
If you like to live with the uncertainty and are prepare to argue your way on the day of departure, be my guest