Hey all.
Thanks for the comments.
I know, I know, OLCI is USUALLY the method I use...but just this once...

The seats for the first flight were already allocated in the "system" to other PAX and the stand-by list was long by the time I hit the gate. Did manage to get on the next flight and the GA did manage to get my upgrade back. He was very helpful. Decided to not make a huge issue of it because it was my own inaction that caused the entire mess.

Thanks for the news on the club in A. Just had a good b-fast at the Timberline and used the (free) wireless to work out of the terminal.

"So I had that going for me, which is nice."