Booked Dec 12.
BOS-EWR-TLV 10 Jan, V fare. Did not clear UA90 EWR-TLV, #6 on the list, upgraded BOS-EWR. GPU re-deposited (whee; it expires in two weeks anyway, PM me if you want some stale GPUs).
TLV-EWR-BOS 17 Jan, V fare, cleared UA85 to BF three days prior, still no upgrade EWR-BOS but it's a 50-minute flight and I'll survive.
Now that I think about it, GPUs always clear UA85, and I always take UA85 back home because UA91 leaves at such a heinous hour, but I've only been upgraded EWR-TLV when it was a CO flight and system-wides were good on any fare. Not at all since CO->UA. Snarl...
I prefer UA90 because it lands at a civilized hour and it's dinner then bedtime; UA84 lands too early and I'm left wandering TLV in a stupor most of the day.