Wow you sure have some stamina as I'm exhausted just following on. So if you earn GGL for BA this year and think you've hit FB Platinum is your intent to carry on adventuring through the next couple of years to maintain them? What benefits are you expecting from the status and are you sitting on pile of points you don't burn because you need to buy to earn status? Oh and keep up with the fabulous trip reports. Have to say I give your manual labor the thumbs up vs AI