Hey BigLar. <Smirk>

At least through the end of the year, don't worry too much about what your wife is going to get "easily" that you had to work so hard for. I haven't followed your posts long enough to ascertain where you live, but my upgrades lately are thin. Last week as gold, I had LAX-DTW-DFW all clear at the 3 day window, DFW-MSP cleared before I checked in, and MSP-LAX (Wed mid-am) never cleared. On this coming Monday, I booked a trip specifically for the 2x EQM's. My LAX-DTW and DTW-MKE flights have not cleared yet. They may never clear. My MKE-LAX should clear, however. I know I live in a tough market for upgrades, but I was also thinking that the last half of the year is worse for guys like me. So the end of the year being the end of the year, your wife might be in for surprises. I've heard hub-FL flights are easier to clear than West Coast - hub flights.