You know you’re getting old around here if you remember:

- That you recognize the PiP references without resorting to “search”.
- When you actually know some of the PiP attendees.
- When you know the names of Commander Catcop’s “Sergeants at Arms”.
- When you bemoaned to loss of your 744’s to the new-fangled 777s.
- When airlines cared about individual feedback from high mileage pax.
- When you copied and printed the text and links from gleff’s classic “What I’ve learned on Flyertalk” threads (at 1,000 and 2,000 posts!). Probably the threads which best define the true spirit of the boards, IMHO.
- When you know the name of Premex’s cool ride in the 70’s.
- When an FT moderator position was truly a part-time job. Or, for that matter, when individual boards required fewer mods than TSA screeners at BWI Piers 1 & 2.
- When you looked forward to posts by BWatson with awe and envy. Means and methods aside, the man flew more miles per year and was knowledgeable in more carriers than any other FTer past or since. RIP, Barton.
- When the term “FT Evangelist” meant more than “egomaniac”.
- When there was no list (and no need for one) of the “13 things you cannot say” on FT.
- When FT-Dos were truly more about the community than any specific cult of personality.
- When airline lounges were more about comfort than internet access.

Please feel free to add your own items (especially trivia) or answer the trivia questions above.