<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ejmelton:
As a "local" flyer (who is lucky to get a SWA Compnaion Pass each year 
), I have another question: WHY? What is the purpose of holding millions (10, 25 or whatever) of FF miles or points?
I have a few hundred thousand MR and HH points that I plan on using for vacations. I admit to some pain when using them. (Am I getting the best value? What if something else comes up?) But, if I was racking up a million FF miles per year, why sit on them? (Apparently you only need a million or so to get an airplane named after you. 
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Presumably if you are flying a million plus miles annually, the last thing you want to see on your free time is the inside of an another airplane so I can understand why the miles may go unused. Of course, that presumes that all your trips are in business or first class. If not, then you'd be a fool not to use your miles to upgrade virtually every single flight booked in coach (and you might as well make the move forward from business to first whenever possible as well).