Originally Posted by
AppleApe
lately I've gotten quite a few free hotel nights and meal vouchers
courtesy of AA's aging fleet.

Not the same as free money, but
close enough.

Of course, I wasn't thinking along that. VDB vouchers are always appreciated, for example.
I was just referring to the vast quantity of money people typically spend at airports in between flights, on food/drink/shopping. So, with that in mind, walking away $15 richer seemed awesome.