As a Silver earlier this year I was under the impression I wasn't qualified no more, nor did I have access (for all that I knew) flying out of LAS to use the priority security line (I wasn't FC). After waiting 20 minutes to get to the podium the TSA agent said I cleared PC if I wanted to walk over to the other line, I declined and he looked at me befuddled.
Told him my wife with me wouldn't clear and after already getting this far it didn't make sense, but it was a nice tease...
But even as Silver when upgraded it was nice to get cleared...