Originally Posted by DanTravels

I knew one million-miler FF who flew mostly paid biz. He'd redeem 4 biz awards a year to take his family on vacation at their usual spot. One year, his preferred carrier didn't have award availability when he wanted it - so he switched alliances completely!

That sort of "sense of entitlement" and the behavior that results from it is impossible for me to fathom... but then, I'm a member of the "working poor" in academia who always flies as cheaply as possible, and I'm profoundly grateful even for little things like preboarding, EUA or food.