Originally Posted by
UVAhoo06
I just finished my first MR this past weekend (BOS-CVG-SLC-ANC-SLC-BOS), and it was fun but exhausting. The FAs thought I was doing a drug run, because aircraft from SLC-ANC was same from ANC-SLC 52 minutes later. Nonetheless, I will be flying on CO metal in about two weeks from MHT to MIA. After that one-way trip down to MIA, I will be exactly 1 mile over the 50K threshold for GE--yay! At this point, however, I'm still 795 miles short of GE. I'm wondering whether I should even bother doing one more MR to gain GE before flying down to MIA. I'm not sure whether it's even worth the $136.00 to fly an additional 2200 miles. Thoughts?
PS: I'm thinking that MR are addictive. I'm beginning to suspect that it's probably something *not* good (LOL jk)
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Ahh, Grasshopper, one must remember that your goal was Gold and you have attained that level of consciousness. I would say that it does not get any better than 1 mile over Gold for this status year if Plat is unattainable. A MR this year would be just for the miles, a MR next year would = EQM's. You have played this perfectly. Remember, the goal is not to do mileage runs, the goal is STATUS. Next year, look at MR's as mini vacations. Instead of the 2500 mile turn around stop for a day or two and enjoy whatever city you are in even if for a day or two. A weekend in AMS or HKG (my personal favorite
) is a great thing and a lot of EQM's.
I often think about what I will do when my crazy travel schedule ends (someday). What is addicting, in my opinion, is having the world literally at your fingertips. So many people spend their life in a 100 mile radius. People like us need to call many, many cites and places home. It's not just getting there, though that is also fun, its enjoying the places you go. I am writing this from my "other home" at the ES Burligame at SFO. I feel as at home here as I do in NH.
Great job on getting Gold and with a little planning to augment your work travel with personal travel, many new places to see and a few bucks (really not that much if you look at travel as a hobby...certainly cheaper than the Drugs you were running
) you can easily get to Plat and make all of your travel that much more comfortable and rewarding.
Congrats!