Don't know if this is the forum but I guess community is also good for personal announcements!

1. Sometime by Friday morning, August 25th, I would have made my 6000th post! And I did it WITHOUT SMILEY FACES OR OTHER SILLY STUFF. I think most of my posts have offered some kind of information to the community.

2. Sometime over St. Louis, on UA flight 69 EWR-LAX on August 25th, I will REQUALIFY FOR PREMIER EXECUTIVE! I made my goal right before Labor Day (as I planned) and I'm soooo happy! I can imagine there will be parties worldwide to celebrate my mark. PremEx will have a Black Russian in L-A in my honor; wanderlust a Sam Adams.

3. If my math is right, My stay at teh W the wknd of August 31-Sept 2nd will requalify me for Platnium Starwood. (I believe I have 50 nights, WIsh Starwood would LIST the number of stays to status on the Website!)

Thanks to all of you for everyday making me a better Frequent Flyer and thanks for your support and friendship. I would give up all my points and miles tomorrow to keep friends like you!

And YAZ AND EDDIE thank you too!

Congratulations, Catman!
Thanks for sticking around.

-RKG

Congrats to the one and only...Catman!!

Congrats to the catman! Mrs. Kid and I are planning to go out to dinner tomorrow (Friday & payday!), but we can make it also a celebratory posts&flights&stays affair.

(Just a bonus smilie for ya)

I'll have a side-car to celebrate this!

(and here is one of my silly smilies)

Rudi, I'm sorry I called your smiles silly, but I would NOT have reached any of these milestones without the support and friendship of YOU, PremEx, Wanderlust and so many other Flyertalkers who if I mentioned would crash the boards.

I just may go to Smith and Wollensky's for lunch today and have a sidecar for you, A black Russian for PremEx, a Sam Adams for wanderlust. oregon wine for Punki and Essxjay and then go staggering home.

Thanks again everyone!

Congrats Brother Catman.

1p Status with UA(The largest air line in the world) .. enjoy All your Upgrades

Platinum Status with Starwood (The best Frequent guest program in the world) .. enjoy all your suites upgrades

and MANY FINE FT Friends

what else can you ask for?

Take care

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Congrats Catman! Don't forget to have a Long Island Iced Tea for me!

Catman, that is beautiful. I will re-qualify for US Gold Preferred (Premier Executive next year?) on US flight 69 PIT-SFO on August 25th!!!

Well Cat... I suspose I owe you a Sam Adams in SLC on Sat.

Way to go, Gatoman! Do you track your FT friendships as closely as your posts/miles/points? Don't think you'll find a counter that goes that high (warning: impending smiley alert!)

Gl�ckwunsch! I'll have a white russian on you, to complement PremEx on the other side of the Atlantic

Congrats Catman!

In the interest of protecting your liver, I'll have a bombay, up, three olives -in honor of you! Maybe I'll have a pre-celeb trial run tonight!

Keep on moving - we learn a lot from you!

Edited out some html I inserted trying to format bold font!.. just realized this site isn't html enabled!

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I'll second the sidecar!

JimB: I have lost count of my miles and my F-T posts but I have NOT lost touch with something THAT MEANS MORE TO ME THAN MILES: FRIENDS. I am truly blessed with freinds -- and to quote an old movie "NO man is ever poor -- or was it alone -- if he has friends." (****, old age makes me forget the movie!)

I'm LIFETIME ELITE with all my Flyertalk friends on my side!