Primarily EWR to SFO & LAX. I have also had this string of bad luck on EWR-IAH, EWR-CLE, EWR-PHX, EWR-DEN, EWR-SLC, EWR-PDX and EWR-SEA and IAH-BTR.

I have generally flown on the least expensive ticket available, the most expensive of which was H.

The funny thing is I'm one of those people who really doesn't care about first class, with all its rituals of coats being taken, drinks, elaborate meals, its pretenses and pompousness. If anything, all that stuff makes me a little uncomfortable.

I am just interested in enough space so as not to be uncomfortable, which CO coach does not provide for me with its 31" seat pitch and uncomfortable seats.

I don't dispute in the least that my run was due to bad luck, but it was a long run of bad luck and certainly not a complete fluke.

I am now no longer flying CO except when they provide the most convenient itinerary for the least expensive price.

I am very happy flying primarily jetBlue, where every seat is comfortable, I always get a good value, even if I have to book at the last second, and I never have to go through the annoying, nerve-racking process of wondering if my upgrade will go through or speculate why someone else got one instead of me (as many ft'ers constantly do).

I am so happy to not have to deal with any of that any more.