Wow - 12 replies in less than 8 hours - and while the news wasn't good, it least it was nearly definitive. The tickets were booked at the last minute, and I had little to no choice as to what airlines I could fly on, only price. As it is, I've learned from AA that I will only get 25% of the miles, given that they are BA codeshares. Oh well - at least I get to travel, even if it's in LAV class (that's lavatory class :^).

thanks again to all that replied, I really do appreciate your insight and honesty!

-bartonio