I'm sorry but mileage runs aren't fun? I've got local friends in Munich now thanks to runs. I've been able to go to the annual Leipzig (Germany) gothic festival in F b/c of status & RDM, etc. Hell, I've been to Iceland and saw some of the most beautiful land/seascape ever thanks to a medical diversion during a MR. ^

Sure, all the $ I've spent chasing status would have bought me a killer big screen tv and a whole lot of top-flight scotch, but there's more to life than drinking yourself into oblivion in front of a $5,000 tv.