BabyLitigator

I know this is a newbie question, but I'm giving it a try.

I just hit AA gold over the new year (OW ruby), but my new card is sitting somewhere back in the States (I'm in SYD now), I'll be flying SYD-AKL, AKL-LAX, and LAX-BOS over the next 10 days on QF, and wondering if I can expect the gate/ticket counter people to give me a problem using the few perks I get (boarding, check-in, etc.). I'm new at this, so I don't really have a clue.

Thanks much.