Bit of a contradiction here I think. You said you got all the points.

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I got a boatload of FD points during their Elite Match promotion. Due to changes in my job etc., I no longer commute and only take flights for leisure. I have not earned any FD miles since the promotion, though I have booked a few free tickets using my FD miles

I know very well what the scheme was as it attracted spongers like you.

I have flown many times without any problem with finding a suitable time to SFO from AMS over the last 13 years, so your statement about not being able to find the right flights hold about as much water as the Gobi dessert.

I prefer to have a pompous arse than one that is usually made from lard.

Keep on sponging and I hereby invite you to meet sometime in the AMS and make that remark to my face.