1) Enjoy LAX.
2) Never boarded CO, and proud of it.
3) Skeptical that I'll EVER beat Mrs. Don's find of BDL-LAS $98 r/t with double BASE miles (last October, DL. We went for a half-weekend, but instead should've shuttled four or five round-trips to make GM)
4) Fond of SkyDeli.

I flew YYZ-AA-ORD-AA-NRT-CX-HKG on a full-Y fare two years ago and never bothered to collect the AAdvantage status miles, segments, points or try for an upgrade

Humiliation? b/c of my stupidity, I failed to keep my AAdvantage account "active" and forfeited the 60,000-odd points I had collected a while back.

You win.

Did that at the Westin Galleria on my way over to the Hilton Plaza in Houston weekend before last. Drove in, checked in, drove out and called 'em 'cause I forgot to check out. NEVER saw the room... I don't think the front desk even knew.

My own confession : I tried to sneak up front on an LH flight CDG-FRA. It was Jan 4,2000 and all the check-in computers were down at CDG so they handwrote out my boarding pass. Thinking I could sneak one past 'em I sat down in C... the purser ROUNDLY chewed me out, "Sir, I'm not sure what class this *IS* but I DON'T think it's business class, I'll have to ask you to take a seat in coach." That was the first and ONLY time I ever pulled that stunt.

Never flown southwest.

I've been on three America West flights in the last month. I have no interest in obtaining a FF card from them either.

[This message has been edited by Craig6z (edited 05-16-2002).]

This is really embarrassing ...

I just checked in for AA 1861, BOS-DFW, en route to Seattle - and discovered, at the airport, that I had left my VIPOWs (upgrade certificates, for those not into AA jargon) at home.

(I even knew the guy who checked me in at the Boston AC, but there wasn't a thing he could do about it with the new system they have now.)

9F, here I come!

I recently "stayed" at a Radisson to collect 10,000 UA miles, only going to the room long enough to collect the shampoo and other amenities.

I have been to CLT well over 100 times, but never even crossed through security.


If I can't get an upgrade, I don't really need to go there and have changed destination many times accordingly.

I have taken 3 trips on 3 airlines on 1 weekend to avoid the Sat night stay rule on 2 of them just to obtain maximum miles.

And most embarassing, I have never been on the Concorde, and don't want to, despite having more than enough miles, because the flight is too short to enjoy the pampering of a real 1st or biz class!!


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"A Mile here is an Upgrade there!"

[This message has been edited by JAX Flier (edited 05-19-2002).]

Flying from SMF to LAS this past Friday afternoon, I turned down a bump opportunity on America West because I had no idea what I would do with a $600 bump voucher on an airline I am loath to fly.

Of course, I had made $325 at the tables by the time the flight through PHX they were going to put me on would have landed, so you might say I came out ahead either way.

Trade it on CC for either AA or UA vouchers

I have never ordered room service when I was alone in a hotel room.

I think Plato should be taken out for his TPE runs w/o calling the parents. 0 Filial piety for that!

I have never stayed in a Marriott (but I have stayed at 5 Ritz Carltons).
I have never worn a suit on an airplane.
I have never flown FC internationally.
I have never used a skycap.
I have never flown on Amnerican.
I have never stayed at a Four Seasons.
I've never spent the night in San Fransico, but have been there 5 times for the day.
I have never paid for a drink on an airplane.
I AM a (semi) member of the mile high club. (Long, long story for another time, another place. It was on a Southwest flight while I was in high school.)
I have flown on a commercial flight on a 737 where I an a friend were the only passengers. The crew let us into the cockpit, and let us play nerf football in the cabin.

I only used a skycap in one place, for one purpose. UA at IND!!! Each week, I would stop in IND and pack up 3 suitcases and I moved my entire 4 BR house to DEN!!! I gave my favorite guy a good tip and he would just laugh...

One of my first thoughts after 9-11 was what I got "away" with. I checked pots, pans, every kitchen utensil (and sharp object...) I checked all my clothes, all my books, all my games, everything in my garage. The skycap would ask for fun what the UA shipping plan held this week...

I got to the end and started moving the sofa cushions...

So you could say that I moved everything but the kitchen sink (it was HORRID stainless).

BoulderHyattHopper, your concept sure reminds me of the 1976 Johnny Cash song, One Piece At A Time. He worked on an automobile assembly line and devised himself a plan to get a new Cadillac at no cost to him by moving the items out in a lunchbox, One Piece At A Time. That concept worked for him and it sounds as if it worked for you. At least you owned the items you moved, one piece at a time or was it 3 suitcases at a time?

One Piece At A Time
http://www.toptown.com/hp/66/onepiece.htm

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[This message has been edited by MRLIMO (edited 05-21-2002).]

OK, I've flown home to vist friends, but didn't stop in on my parents.

I never missed a (originating) flight. (Once I missed it, but it had to return to the gate)

Never been on a 747, much less upstairs.

I too have used the Airfone, just to impress someone.

I have made up entire personas just to entertain myself when stuck with overly-chatty seatmates.

I've helped myself to the mini liquor bottles as the cart passed (while in coach).

I NEVER GOT my AA miles from the Hotel Nikko in Dusseldorf!

Non-Travel

I've never read Cather in the Rye

I've purposely ruined laundry to get someone else to do it.