Hi all!

I have just re-qualified for gold in 3 months, and it has been highly frustrating. Almost every flight I have been on has been delayed (quite substantially), or cancelled, and I have had to be re-accomodated. Now granted I have predominantly been flying stateside, however the joy of flying is beginning to lose it's lustre. It is getting to the point where the CSR's in some airports even know me by name!

Now I realise that all of here enjoy flying to a greater degree than is normal, however I've gotta ask how do you deal with these continued annoying impingments on your life? (By the way none of these flights have been for business, they were all off my own dime, and for social events.)

Is it just me? Do people just carry around a stress ball, or maybe you carry a punching bag in your carry on. Please enlighten me!