Old Gold: I'll be back sooner than you think (end of April with family and daughter's boyfriend in tow)!

Oh sorry (off topic), yes I am a mileage junkie but I don't let it run my life. I do spend time at FT. I have gotten blase about the 250 non-status miles here or there (although I do collect them!) but am increasingly looking for ways that earn at least 5000 status miles per trip/earning opportunity etc.

I have been consistently getting about 6600 status miles for each $300 US spent recently (about 4.5 cents per status mile) which will now rise to about $400 US. Still a good deal in my books.

I do not fly just to make points though. If I am going somewhere primarily for points (rarely as I think I fly enough), I will take advantage of the opportunity to tour, dine, birdwatch, look for snakes, meet up with fellow FTers etc. If I'm not having fun, why bother?

Addicted--well maybe not; obsessed--sometimes; habituated -- definitely!