Mileage Run Discussion - Far the quest for status is. For NRT buckle up you should and take it. Do it now

As Yoda said to the grasshoppers.

NRT is optional, for example RGN would do nicely this year.

This is my usual advance notice to the forestall the inevitable end-of-year chorus. Othewise this board will submerge under the howling of those who are 559 MQM short of SM GM, or UA 1P, or AA PLT and must book full Y one ways on the hated RJs from IAD-PHL or ATL-BHM on Dec 30th. For $3550. While Jeff laughs at you.

But you do it to yourselves.

It is...

you know what it is. @:-)

Sorry, but this reads like an escaped post from the bugger-I-am-drunk (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/omni/230079-bugger-i-am-drunk.html) thread.

best thread ever

Do it now. Like, right now.

Then you won't have to worry about MR's in December under less than ideal conditions while the baying mob roars with amusement at your capitulation to the $3550 single sector on the RJ.

Bump.

Focus on 2013.

I'm going to go out on a limb and predict that it will be worse than ever this year. Capacity is down, fares are up, the Jeffs - all of them - are rubbing their hands with glee.... you aren't going to be happy with yourselves when you're x PQM/MQM short after Thanksgiving. Cheap fares are not going to exist as they have in the past and you'll be berating yourselves as the FT jackals bay with amusement.

Avoid becoming a December victim of infeasible requal. Do it now!

Problem is I don't know how many MQM's I will need to reach Platinium for 2014. I have some idea--have already flown 2 MR's and just booked a 3rd one last week--but I'm not going to book anymore at this point unless a 2cpm or 3cpm deal comes along. Too much variability in my travels...