Wow, what a walk down memory lane...While in college in Las Vegas I would work NY Eve at the 'old' MGM Grand in the Ballroom, take my wad of tips down to McCarran and fly PSA to LAX on the early AM flight (this was when PSA was in their own 'little' terminal with AeroMexico). My friend would pick me up, we'd catch the Rose Parade, go to the Rose Bowl football game (always found cheap tix) and end the day by closing down Disneyland...

Remember when the minimum mileage was 1,000 miles per segment? Was it Delta who started the change to 500?

Used to have all of the statements, but eventually built a database and log everything in and cross-check monthly. Another example where the computer has truly halved the mountain of paper most of us accumulate!

How about those partner coupons you had to fill out with Delta and then hope the partner airline would actually turn them in!

And what about when you redeemed miles that dropped you below the 3,000 mile level and most airlines would credit you with the miles to bring you back to 3,000 without having any activity.

But, thank God, Delta didn't dismantle the old Western routes the way US Scareways has butchered PSA. Of course, US is good at screwing up anything good. Remember when Piedmont was THE airline in the Southeast? Jesse Helms doesn't, or else he wouldn't be pushing the merger. As a UA shareholder I shudder at the thought of acquiring all the US debt and labor problems.

Speaking of Shareholder, you should see his collection of every Canadian Airways FF card from Day One! I still have the brown vinyl ticket holder folder that Delta gave you when you enrolled in the old FF program.

Could go on forever.