I know nobody cares, but I thought I'd follow up on this with a few thoughts, now that I have flown my first BF flight (please note the alliterations in F and T as is proper to a FT forum).

Well, in TLV there was almost no line for check-in, and I was literelly alone at security, so my priority status wasn't that helpful. Most agents looked at me approach with a not so friendly eye, welcoming me with a "you're BF?". I guess that's because I'm 25 and not dressed in a suit. They probably thought I was in the wrong line.
(Btw, the new TLV Terminal is fantastic. Hadn't been there in three years, I was blown away).

Something not related to BF: I was asked at check-in if I had any liquid or gel in my bags. I didn't - great.
But then, I decided to buy 4 bottles of Recanati (merlot reserve, 2003) at the duty-free store (for the price of 3, as I was advised on this forum. This wine is amazing, and it ends up being 12.5$ a bottle with the deal, really cheap).
I was told (here also) TLV didn't really care what you carried, plus I assumed something sealed and bought in duty free wouldn't be a problem.

I was wrong. When asked during boarding what was in my bag, I said the truth, and had to catch a cart back to the store (with help from the GA) to get my money back. I had to run on the way back to the gate but I made it just in time.
When I finally boarded, noone checked that I had returned the bottles or what was in my bag. I could have easily hidden the bottles there, which really annoyed me. Once seated, a security agent asked me if I got my money back (how did he even know? Did he see me run? Was he informed by a GA?) but didn't check my bag either. I told him what I thought, and all I got was a mysterious (and very israeli): "That's not how it works here".
Oh well, I'll have to drink something else (or find a way to order it online/find it in NY).

OK, to the main part, BF: I'm not gonna say anything you guys already know, except that I was very pleased with everything, especially the seat and the service. A little dissapointed with the food. Yes it's better than in coach, but nothing compared to what I can get for $30 in a NY restaurant.

The good part was I was able to sleep 7 hours and get to work fresh in the morning (I never even was able to sleep 10 minutes before).

So, my rookie opinion: Will I ever spend thousands on BF, even transocean.? No. For me, 10 hours of luxury are not worth that much money. Will I spend 30k miles again? Probably, if I have to go to work.

Now the real question: how can I get this BF seat installed in my living room???

PS: I'm going to the US Open tonite, and on their website's map, there's a dot that reads: "Continental BF Seats". More on that tomorrow, I guess.