No, I have no problem with what I did or am doing. I do find problems with the fact that I seem to run into so many do-gooders who never see anything gray in this world and when it comes to ways to earn miles or discuss this.
Some call me unethical for knowing about this way to earn miles. I do not mind being called one thing or another, nor do I care what they think, but what bothers me is the persistence they all seem to have when it comes to trying to be so ethically perfect! I mean, they are not perfect, but they say they are by saying these actions are not up to some par. (Who's par? What par? ...and where the hell did I dine?)
Here's an offshoot:
When I was in college (a big state univ where you want to party as an 18-21 year old) there were always these types who were the "RA's" (resident assistants) who would love to bust you or try to bust you. They would go looking for people to bust for the very things they would also do too but not tell anybody about. These are the types who later turn into something like a rapist priest, ya know?
They were brown-nosing do-gooders who seemed to label people who were not acting as outwardly perfect as they said they were always being all of the time. Yeah, I was there to learn, but I also had a great time doing so. I think it was a great balance and I did not get in trouble but sure ran into some jerks who loved to deal it out!
I hated these types because they thrived on things like correcting your spelling in a simple, casual note (and not like a teacher does, checking if that GingerAle you were carrying was actually a beer, or being a back seat driver type who is a fink. These were the types you would hog-tie at the frat party that your friend who was a member was having everyone over to. We did this once and the fink we hated most finally quit the school. Everyone had a laugh and I am sure that person is now like the geek office worker who always worried about losing his stapler in the movie, OFFICE SPACE anyway.
In the end, I earned 2 degrees and have a nice life well after college but these people still exist out there in every form. They erk me and so I must respond! They are the ones who would give you a fee for some 3 month long rental charge that was 1 minute late on the last day, or love to witch-hunt and highlight the errors of others in order to make themselves feel better. They seem to be there to do nothing but try to STOP others from having fun or getting something back for the every day things in life.
That's all. Nothing serious. I actually have this conversation with old college friends all the time in laughter so not to worry. It is common and I will just go on being what I am being and not being worried about it. I have admitted my Achilels heel though and yet, I never thought I would even see this issue in the miles world--unless they work for the airlines ever-screwing us!
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If speed is not your thing, distance may as well be. Enjoy and embrace it all!