It isn't the size of a FT'ers post count that matters, it's his . . .
Okay, quality is more important than quantity. And "X Thousand Post Club" posts have been over the top flame bait way too many times.
And while the number of posts that I've got hasn't ever mattered to me, it is nice to mark certain milestones.
For my
1000th post I offered
What I've Learned from Flyertalk from the time I joined up to that point.
For my
2000th post I offered
What I've Learned from Flyertalk Part Two with some new lessons.
Both posts were heavily United-focused, and since I spend most of my time over in the UA forum I shared my lessons there.
I admit, I was starting to hit a brick wall of sorts. Others have identified the phenomena -- learn alot, then share alot, then start getting frustrated.
Fortunately, I've been able to recharge my juices a bit, since
Randy offered me the opportunity to moderate the MilesBuzz! forum and the Delta forum. And I'm even writing
my own frequent travel blog.
So for this installment marking the occasion of my 3000th post, I thought I would again share some of my favorite links I've come across since the last 1000th milestone. Only this time it's less about lessons and less about United and more my own eclectic bookmarking.
I spend lonely weekend days in the office with
live air-traffic control audio on in the background of my computer. I'll also kill time with a
live ATC video feed (I believe this latter link from courtesy of
PremEx).
I've recently gotten some
good advice for sleeping on a plane. I've even learned about bit about the airline industry, such as just
what percentage of flyers contribute how much revenue (that is, the value of an elite).
I've had fun checking
the actual America West Passenger Boarding Totals on any flight (and reading the details of their nonrev perks).
I've also recently verified (for several colleagues) that the
free Hilton HHonors Gold offer still works.
And that I can more or less print my own space available upgrade coupons on USAirways, since each
Corporate Dividends signup package contains two such certs.
And speaking of coupons, I've found
Deal Coupon an especially useful site. I haven't used 'em yet, but I also hope to save some money with
airport parking coupons.
Here are some of my favorite humorous moments on Flyertalk
Normally in these posts I offer a large set of thank yous. After all, each one of the above links comes courtesy of one of you.
You can revisit either of my last two milestone posts for my thank yous to date. This time I realize that the thanks go to the whole community, really, and to
Randy. So instead of mentioning a few names I'll just say thank you to everyone.
