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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 8:30 am
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Originally Posted by chasbondy
I have found the perfect way to take the emotion out of the process. No more sweating 5 & 3 days before your flight when you open your email, no itchy fingers as you check in exactly 24 hours before your flight hpoing for that message that you have been upgraded, no shortness of breath as you leave the house without the upgrade, no uncontrolable shaking as you sheepishly put your card into the kiosk for one last check before you get to the gate, no whispering those pathetic sweet nothings into the ear of the gate agent trying to score that last upgrade, and no ants in your pants as your boarding pass enters the boarding machine, hoping for those 3 magic beeps. The secret is to be a Silver like me. Then, you have absolutely no expectations and are therefor grateful for an upgrade, instead of wanting an FBI investigation when you dont get oneb
LOL ! I have gone a step further. I just fly jetBlue. I always get a comfortable seat, right when I buy the ticket! No anxiety, no machinations, no subterfuge. And it's a bargain, to boot...
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