Thank you KosraeTV and sushibear!
I'm going to do as you suggest. I'm still deciding on a main airline and now, this week, the company I work for was acquired so, again, just as I've made status on three carriers, I expect a territory realignment or, maybe, I'll have a position in the new company that won't involve travel anymore. Just a comment: I distinctly remember years back a NW GA (who recognized me since I was such a regular at MSP) giving me a wink and putting me up front over some CO heavy flyers; it seems they gave preference to their own FFers. I'm working over to the alliance posts in FT pretty soon.... It's a ton of research to figure all this out and my FlyerTalk pages don't load fast, adding a 3-5 second delay after loading the the Aloha or National ad at the top and the main header before following with the page contents; is that typical for everyone or should I investigate a computer issue on my side?