I met Ernest at the gate (I heard him say the magic word "volunteer" while watching for agents to start passing out coupons for the 3+ hour delayed flight tonight) and he got me into the WorldClub. I'm quite jealous, so far he's scored two bump vouchers for the two flights (plus a free meal).

Geez, some people turn getting bump vouchers into a winnable game. If only I had the patience and timing to do this.

Ernest is optimistic that he'll get another bump tonight but checking with the agent at the counter, looks like the 40 people overbooked have been cleared out.