Originally Posted by Rotus12

I think a lot of people get caught up in maximizing what's available to them for "free" with their status in order to feel more exclusive without realizing it is lowering their quality of life.

Some people even go to the airport early in order to sit in the United lounge. Really? You couldn't drink coors lite, eat instant oatmeal, and loaf around on the Internet at home?

Airplane food and club food are worse than airport restaurant food almost 100% of the time. If you have connections that could be tight, bring something with you, otherwise making meals out of that crap is a recipe for getting burned out of traveling.