It was good while it lasted! An Ode to FO
Jan 15, 2013 | 3:32 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: MCO
Programs: Mr. <3Vacations Free Rider, Chase, Hilton, Vairous programs
Posts: 249
It was good while it lasted! An Ode to FO
When I went to check to see how many MQM's I needed to keep my little status I realized they were all gone as of Jan first, and my trip to Mexico next month would not let me keep it for another year. Sigh. I thought it rolled over at the end of Feb 
but I digress.
As much as everyone .....es about silver status I loved it, though I had nothing to compare it to! I mean I got free checked bags/(now bag), I never had to sit in the back of the bus, and I did get a few upgrades!
This trip to Mexico will be my last flight as an FO and then I will go back to just being a skymiles member Well, it was good while it lasted. So people enjoy what you have!
but I digress.As much as everyone .....es about silver status I loved it, though I had nothing to compare it to! I mean I got free checked bags/(now bag), I never had to sit in the back of the bus, and I did get a few upgrades!
This trip to Mexico will be my last flight as an FO and then I will go back to just being a skymiles member
Well, it was good while it lasted. So people enjoy what you have!
Jan 15, 2013 | 3:35 pm
#2
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: LHR
Programs: DL DM 2MM, BA Bronze, Various Hotels
Posts: 10,188
If you were short <10k MQM, you could buy them and apply it to 2012 qualification.
Give Yourself The Gift Of MQMs
Give Yourself The Gift Of MQMs
Still a little short of Diamond, Platinum, Gold or Silver Medallion status for 2013?
Through January 31, 2013, you may buy up to 10,000 Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) that will post to your 2012 MQM balance and apply toward 2013 Medallion status.
Through January 31, 2013, you may buy up to 10,000 Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) that will post to your 2012 MQM balance and apply toward 2013 Medallion status.
Jan 15, 2013 | 3:36 pm
#3
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: LHR
Programs: DL DM 2MM, BA Bronze, Various Hotels
Posts: 10,188
Jan 15, 2013 | 6:17 pm
#6
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: CLT
Programs: DL Medialia Aurum
Posts: 801
I've said it before and I'll probably say it many times again:
FO status is the bottom of the totem pole, and you're rewarded accordingly, but at least you're on the totem pole.
Jan 15, 2013 | 8:35 pm
#7
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2008
Programs: Lifetime Hilton Diamond, Lifetime Marriott Titanium, "Lifetime" DL DM (subject to DL CEO whims)
Posts: 12,801
Jan 18, 2013 | 12:39 pm
#8
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: MCO
Programs: Mr. <3Vacations Free Rider, Chase, Hilton, Vairous programs
Posts: 249
Yea, I am <10K short but it is 7k and over 700 dollars isn't in the cards right now to keep the status. At least I get two free bags for my Mexico trip!
At least I get two free bags for my Mexico trip!
Jan 19, 2013 | 6:29 pm
#9
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Exactly where I want to be
Programs: IHG Gold,SPG Gold, HH Gold, Marriott Gold, Hyatt Discoverist, Delta GM, AMEX Plat, DL AMEX Plat
Posts: 1,453
Join the club. This will be the first time since well, I can't remember- at least 1988, that I won't have any status with Delta. Loss of job, new low-wage job, no money for travel, not able to spend the 25k on my Skymiles AMEX, well, I'm back to no status state. But, I'll at least get a little somethin' with my card - the free bags, the "priority" boarding...
Since I'm now back to a kettle, am I banned from the site???
Since I'm now back to a kettle, am I banned from the site???
Jan 20, 2013 | 8:40 am
#11
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: LHR
Programs: DL DM 2MM, BA Bronze, Various Hotels
Posts: 10,188
Join the club. This will be the first time since well, I can't remember- at least 1988, that I won't have any status with Delta. Loss of job, new low-wage job, no money for travel, not able to spend the 25k on my Skymiles AMEX, well, I'm back to no status state. But, I'll at least get a little somethin' with my card - the free bags, the "priority" boarding...
Since I'm now back to a kettle, am I banned from the site???
Since I'm now back to a kettle, am I banned from the site???
Jan 20, 2013 | 8:59 am
#12
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
Posts: 102,617
When I went to check to see how many MQM's I needed to keep my little status I realized they were all gone as of Jan first, and my trip to Mexico next month would not let me keep it for another year. Sigh. I thought it rolled over at the end of Feb but I digress.
As much as everyone .....es about silver status I loved it, though I had nothing to compare it to! I mean I got free checked bags/(now bag), I never had to sit in the back of the bus, and I did get a few upgrades!
This trip to Mexico will be my last flight as an FO and then I will go back to just being a skymiles member Well, it was good while it lasted. So people enjoy what you have!
but I digress.As much as everyone .....es about silver status I loved it, though I had nothing to compare it to! I mean I got free checked bags/(now bag), I never had to sit in the back of the bus, and I did get a few upgrades!
This trip to Mexico will be my last flight as an FO and then I will go back to just being a skymiles member
Well, it was good while it lasted. So people enjoy what you have!OTOH, if you have enjoyed FO and especially if your travel patterns lead to upgrades, you should seriously consider buying 10,000 MQMs by the end of January, which would give you FO for 12 more months and over 3,000 rollover. It's not yet too late to do this.