Originally Posted by eponymous_coward

Most AS elites aren't hyper-aware FT posters who are freaking out because they are ultra-clued into the program and OMG VX ELITES GOT FREE BAGS AND A STATUS MATCH PLUS 10,000 MILES AND I GOT NOTHING EXCEPT PRIORITY BOARDING ON VX AND THIS CRUMMY T-SHIRT.

The odds that VX elites are gonna route SFO/LAX-SEA-XXX instead of SFO/LAX-XXX and take my upgrades away are minimal. And the freaks of nature who DO route that way to take my upgrades away (or, say, from SMF ), God bless 'em.