Probably a good idea. :p

Those sorts of displays, and anything involving multiple participants and one cup would have to be limited to the Troll Feeding Zone.

All anecdotal but my upgrade percentage has actually gone down since I've been a Gold :eek:

Yup. I'm happy with that as it means I can continue to upgrade on PS without burning miles.

I haven't been upgraded since July 8 and my chances for Thanksgiving flights (last 2 with CO this year) appear to be very low. :eek:

Why just one finger? No double-barreled salute like Bud Adams?

http://www.rolleye.com/facepalm.gif

ALCO, do you recall what type of room you had a the element DFW? Was it a standard, studio or 1BR?

JEdward and others of course:), I tend to think that with CR-1s holding, free upgrades, etc. that UA-1K may now trump AA EXP as the top "top tier" (non-revenue based per se) in the domestic legacies. Only thing that EXPs still have is miles that are more usable with *Net blocking and achieve MM status on based on EQMs and RDMs of any variety. Thoughts Y'All? Of course, I think CO Plat is a pretty good gig too mind you for 75K!!

i cant afford 250k right now :)

Someone should kneecap Bud Adams and leave him in a ditch.

AA also has no restrictions on the use of eVIPs. That's huge.

I am more than happy to host a private board and chat room for the box community.

Yes, indeed we do.:) That is a good point. I also see no signs that UA (or CO, if the times comes) will make SWUs usable in all fare classes.

I'd agree to that -- and on top of that for the various deficiencies of CO's program, I inherently trust them more then AA or UA. Plat at 75k is not bad, especially if you're a domestic traveler (and can avoid peak flights.)

But I've still got to give the nod to AA for best top tier: 8 SWUs with no fare class restrictions, better advance upgrade inventory (IME) compared to UA, one way awards (!) and first class lounge access. Coupled with AA's need to be more generous to fight off competition (300% RDM!) has lead to some interesting trends this year.

The downside of AA is a limited route network, loose integration with OW (but hopefully this will change once they get their AA/BA/IB JV approved) and older planes with a rougher hard and soft product then CO (peg them as about little better than UA in that regard, but that's just me.)

There also seems to be an inherent bias in FT against AA (not the forum, but the program/airline itself) which I've never really understood as I've found it to be solid. <shrug>

Such cannot long survive, I think. A big reason that this thread works is that there is a continuous current of shared experience overlain with intelligence, along with a willingness to engage in, and to accept, temporary diversions from the conveyance of that information. When issues or cases require it, however, that current rises to the surface and dominates.

If that current had to flow through genuine turbulence, and there were no theme, or the theme were drowned out in the dissonance, critical individuals would quickly become tired and frustrated, and leave.