What a wonderful first post! Welcome to Flyertalk (as a poster, not just a lurker) powlan.

As the end of the year approaches, we can all share our exploits and how well we've done.

As Thanksgiving approaches, we can all give thanks for each other, for this board, and Randy.

I'm reminded of a Community thread where Rudi posted his personal Profit and Loss statement for Flyertalk.

But since this thread is about mileage exploits and thanking the board for those, it seems perfectly appropriate in MilesBuzz.

It also serves as a reminder that the things we post, and the conversations that we have, are not just between ourselves (small little clique that we sometimes seem to be, although a welcoming and friendly one -- most of the time -- for new contributors). We're also having conversations in front of the rest of the Internet. And it's good to hear from new posters on how their mileage accumulation and travel has benefited.

Happy Thanksgiving to all! And feel free to share your own mileage profit and loss here!

Best,
Gary