good comments all around....I ended up booking AC and upgrading to their J for $3000 taxes incl, return...
I just really have a soft spot for the FiRST T5 lounge and try to hit it as much as I can when I'm going thru LHR...like the next trip this coming Thursday!
So now, of course there are NO award seats open or book and upgrade with miles on BA for November...another frustration...I can fly thru a US port, but that's really a waste of my time...