Thanks for the heads up Infinity
Those prices were not there yesterday at least for sfo-ams return and although it appears that the 10% e-cert fares have reappeared (the power of FlyerTalk again[?]) the Orbitz fare is still $95 less.
ps doesn't bother me very much about the food - never got on to the plane for the meal anyway - always looked at it like an amusing diversion. Also do not see fuel surcharge on my itinerary just the airfare + taxes.
Of course if I was going to CAK where my sister lives the fare would actually be more than the fare to ams - let me think real hard here - should I fly to ams and then use the wp miles to get a free trip to visit sis or should I pay for a trip to sis and use miles for not a free trip to ams. Or should I just do nothing and wait until things get better. - yeah right