"Weirdo"
Dec 21, 2011 | 2:24 pm
#16
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Central California
Programs: AA-LEP,United-1K Again!, USAIR-CHRMN, MW Plat Prem, SW-Gold, Hilton-Silver, Hertz-Platnium
Posts: 381
After our recent LAX --> IAD --> LHR --> LAX run that took 29 hours to complete (8am Saturday departure - back in LAX at 1pm Sunday) - our family and friends thought us to be weird. However, in London, we had breakfast with 3 other MR's (out of Chicago and Denver) and laughed it up.
Dec 21, 2011 | 5:36 pm
#18
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: MSP
Programs: AA Plat Pto, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,593
Worked in my favor at Canadian immigration (YVR) once. When the clerk saw my printed itinerary of 5 segments to do MSP-YVR and I explained I was after the miles I was in the admitted and land side within 5 minutes. Much better reception than the hour grilling I got upon arriving in YOW solo claiming a leisure weekend.
Jan 2, 2012 | 2:28 pm
#22
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: JFK
Programs: AAdvantage Executive Platinum, Hyatt Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 130
Did a MR on United to get 1K status. Went from EWR-SFO, SFO-HKG, HKG-EWR. Was there for 15 hours and came back. Had no problem at HKG but when I got back to immigration at EWR the CBP officer was puzzled. He asked how long I was there and I said "15 hours", he said "Excuse me?" So I said "Overnight". I then said that it was for a MR and joked how important it is to have 1K status now. He looked up and me and cracked a smiled and said "Welcome home". I wasn't worried since I didn't have anything to hide but couldn't help but think what he was thinking...
Jan 2, 2012 | 2:54 pm
#23
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: BOS/ORH
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Did a MR on United to get 1K status. Went from EWR-SFO, SFO-HKG, HKG-EWR. Was there for 15 hours and came back. Had no problem at HKG but when I got back to immigration at EWR the CBP officer was puzzled. He asked how long I was there and I said "15 hours", he said "Excuse me?" So I said "Overnight". I then said that it was for a MR and joked how important it is to have 1K status now. He looked up and me and cracked a smiled and said "Welcome home". I wasn't worried since I didn't have anything to hide but couldn't help but think what he was thinking...
Jan 2, 2012 | 4:03 pm
#25
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: MHT/BOS
Programs: AA EXP; UA 1P
Posts: 200
In early December we discovered that a coworker of mine had something like 23,500 EQMs on Delta for the year. I said he should do a mileage run. He said "what?" and could not understand why anyone would do such a thing. It took me about two weeks to convince him it was worth it, till he decided it would be worth a last-minute trip to Las Vegas. He texted me from Vegas to let me know he had already been upgraded on the red eye back to New York. I think he's now a convert. 
Jan 2, 2012 | 8:09 pm
#26
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You and the previous poster should apply for GlobalEntry membership if you are eligible. It more than pays for itself when it comes to overseas quick-turn MRs.
Jan 4, 2012 | 2:06 am
#28
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Location: ZOA, SFO, HKG
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I think one of the people think that we are weirdo (For me, except for domestic, I tried to make MRs as a short trip instead of same day return) are:
1. They don't know how much we have exactly paid for the fare.
2. People don't see the hidden value that we get from MRs.
When people understand the value, more people will join for sure.
1. They don't know how much we have exactly paid for the fare.
2. People don't see the hidden value that we get from MRs.
When people understand the value, more people will join for sure.
Jan 5, 2012 | 12:16 am
#29
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Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: in the vicinity of SFO
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Yes...absolutely I laughed...I'm re-reading my first post (and the first response) and realizing what I said might sound like a complaint...far from it! I just wanted to share the experience. Actually she was a lot of fun, and quite cute...but I am happily married and wish to stay that way!!!
Jan 5, 2012 | 12:27 am
#30
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You and the previous poster should apply for GlobalEntry membership if you are eligible. It more than pays for itself when it comes to overseas quick-turn MRs.
(Depending on your tolerance for lines, it might only take one bad immigration line, once, to be worth it
) Yes...absolutely I laughed...I'm re-reading my first post (and the first response) and realizing what I said might sound like a complaint...far from it! I just wanted to share the experience. Actually she was a lot of fun, and quite cute...but I am happily married and wish to stay that way!!!--
Then again, re: all of this, I actually like flying. It's always a thrill to get to experience "big technology" of the kind we were promised as kids.