I know there are already a ton of threads on this, but as a "beacon of hope" I just wanted to let everyone know that I wound up getting gold anyways, even though i was 2300 miles short! so dont give up hope!

Account Status: 25Aug2004-28Feb2005 Silver Elite
01Mar2005-28Feb2006 Gold Elite

woo hoo, thats 2 years in a row that I have tiered up .....northwest must really like me !!