couscous, welcome to FlyerTalk. It's your first post, and I hate to be pessimistic. However, I hold out little hope of you getting upgraded on a free ticket. It does happen, but rarely. There are too many people competing for the upgrades with paid tickets and with higher status than you. They only dip down to free tickets when the stock of people willing to pay with miles and certs are exhausted. Here's hoping that you will be that one in a million person!

[This message has been edited by SanDiego1K (edited 05-02-2001).]