Travellers' lore maintains that the magic acronym "SFU" is sometimes written on the economy boarding card of a passenger who looks as though they might conceivably have paid for a business-class seat. And if economy class is overbooked, the neat and tidy individual could find themselves stretching out for the long haul.
Nothing could shatter this 'lore' more than what myself and this other dude were wearing when we got upgraded to J. Me - tshirt, 3 quarters, sneakers. Him - tshirt, tracksuit bottoms, a pair of flip flops. I was upgraded even before I got to the counter I suspect. So I should be thanking my lucky stars that the upgrade wasn't withdrawn when the chick at check in saw how I was dressed...
