Looking forward to trashing those expectations by dropping my NRSA butt into the seat next to them.
This thread has gone far off topic...
Thankfully, I do not fly this route. How could anyone in the New York area willingly fly DL to the west coast nonstop, given all the other options, knowing that you have no chance for an upgrade, and instead, that DL staff on vacation will be getting them?
I've switched to laughing, it hurts less.