<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by flipside:
Actually, I don't think I got what I paid for.
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Am I being one of those annoying FT complainers now? 
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Yes, you are (IMHO). AA did its best to accomodate you and bring you to your destination with minimum delay. Ture, a mechanical is not a force majore; but you arrived safely and (almost) in time.
You didn't have the cushy seat you expected - tough. But you still flew F. And you got 8K miles to boot. You have no reason to complain, I think.