A thread like this is why I love Flyertalk so much. Thanks to everyone for your memories of what flying used to be. I started flying in my youth in the mid 70's and can still recall the excitement and how special it felt to fly on a jet be it on Eastern, Ozark, Piedmont or a number of other airlines we flew from Chicago to Florida. I still love to fly and it is probably because I am still able to get excited at the prospect and can still find a little bit of the glamour left in air travel.