SchmutzigMSP enters the thread, looks around a bit, sees no cake, and hears no celebratory fanfare.

"What?! No bonus miles or dollars-off certs?!"

Thanks FlyerTalk! You've squandered countless of my hours and dollars and all I've got to show for it is world travel I would never have dreamed possible and the knowledge of how to make it happen on my own. Oh yeah, and meeting some really great people in the process.