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Originally Posted by andrzej
ok, I'll be the first one to say it......
GET A LIFE!
What's the point?
Some people think a great vacation is sitting on a beach zoning out for three weeks. I think that's a complete bore and a waste. The OP's trip, on the other hand, strikes me as an extremely fun and interesting vacation, a wild ride. It makes perfect sense to me.
If I could duplicate the costs of his mileage runs, I could accumulate 250,000 miles for about $2175. 250,000 miles are worth 2 business class tickets to Australia with stopover in NZ which usually sell for $10,000 each. I would spend $2175 and time on a plane for those tickets. And then AA throws extra benefits in the deal like top status and its perks with 8 eVips and free domestic upgrades.
Sure. But that time is equivalent to money, can't just skip that part. Most people work about 22 days a month and 1/3 of the day or so (8 hours). So 19 days of 100% working on this 24/7 is not that different from 2-3 months of an office job, in terms of hours. Many here I'm sure earn more than $5k a month, which is equivalent to $60k a year. That's why I was asking, I'm curious what his values are. If your salary is low or you're retired it makes sense for cost/benefit. If you could make that money staying at home and working there must be other reasons.
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Originally Posted by c_stanley
Sure. But that time is equivalent to money, can't just skip that part. Most people work about 22 days a month and 1/3 of the day or so (8 hours). So 19 days of 100% working on this 24/7 is not that different from 2-3 months of an office job, in terms of hours. Many here I'm sure earn more than $5k a month, which is equivalent to $60k a year. That's why I was asking, I'm curious what his values are. If your salary is low or you're retired it makes sense for cost/benefit. If you could make that money staying at home and working there must be other reasons.
He's self-employed. And actually while I'm on a plane I can get something done!no internet and no FT helps!
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GA: "And where are we flying today"? LG:"We are having a business meeting, in London". We know why you fly
So I ran into wannaflyforless yesterday in SFO on his Jan 24 JFK-SFO-PDX-LAX-JFK itinerary. I was in line for the Chinese restaurant and saw his flyertalk tags. I introduced myself and we sat down and had lunch together. He has a remarkable story. I feel like such a lightweight with only 15K miles this month. Nothing like getting requal out of the way early though. Then you don't have to sweat those late part of the year MRs where if you get WX cancelled, you are hosed for the year.
So, bottom line, FT tags work. Wannaflyforless is the first FTer I have run into.
I think wannaflyforless has certainly raised the competition for FT's Mileage Runner of the Year Award
This is definitely insane, but for those who 'get' it, and 'love' it, it's an absolutely beautiful run.
As noted, I could imagine how exciting it must be trying to put the pieces on this difficult puzzle together, and even better, overcoming the challenges of untangling and keeping the pieces together for the grand solution, for that final picture. I'm sure you are having a blast, and many of us here, envy you (really, no kidding) .
I wish I could join you on the 27th wannaflyforless. Unfortunately I'm embarking on my own puzzle. A mini, mini, mini, mini puzzle compared to yours .
He's self-employed. And actually while I'm on a plane I can get something done!no internet and no FT helps!
Good point. I guess if you can work your normal job on a plane it's like working two jobs at the same time without too much extra effort and doubling your "salary."
I think that it is great that the OP is able to allocate the time/$/energy to this goal that is important to him. It is interesting to me but only for the entertainment value.
Some people think a great vacation is sitting on a beach zoning out for three weeks. I think that's a complete bore and a waste. The OP's trip, on the other hand, strikes me as an extremely fun and interesting vacation, a wild ride. It makes perfect sense to me.
de gustibus non disputandum est.
Agreed, glad to see someone else "gets it". And if he's in the right line of work -- say, software engineering, or writing -- it may so happen that tooling around on a plane in semi-solitude is one of the very most productive ways he could be spending his time... YMMV.
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