SF1K

I was 1K for several decades (never changed my FlyerTalk handle). Back in the day before GS, 1K was awesome. I remember 1K rooms, easily finding confirmed upgrade space on most routes with little flexibility. All those things slowly disappeared over the years. So when I eventually stoped being able to earn 1K and just had Platinum due to 2MM I realized very quickly that I didn’t miss it that much. It allowed me to fly other airlines and often purchase premium cabin in them. I actually like how with other airlines I do get to Board first when being in first - and I actually resent the boarding process at UA so much that if there was a flight that was UA and also one that was another airline I tend to choose the non-UA flight whenever possible.