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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 7:44 pm
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Originally Posted by mikeef
My personal theory is that everyone in our boat has a pretty bad case of OCD, and the addiction could be to anything (e.g., baseball cards, stamps, lingerie, etc.). The fact that it is frequent flyer points is incidental.

I just accept it and move on.

Mike
It is called Dromomania!!!! Ulysses had it, Sinbad had it, we have it---so we are in very good company--historical and otherwise!! But idt does fit the definition of addiction:
Mileage seeking behaviour
Increased tolerance for MR
Will do all sorts of things to get the mileage
etc etc
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