"Weirdo"
Jan 8, 2012 | 4:35 pm
#32
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 4,449
She is not alone
The immigration agent isn't alone. If you talk to most people (not flyer talkers) about a mileage run, and they will think you are really weird. More people than not think MR running is weird. We on FT try to defend ourselves and rationalize that it's normal with great perks, but if you talk to most people in society, it's definitely considered weird.
Jan 8, 2012 | 8:26 pm
#33
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: ORD
Programs: AA EXP >3 Million miles,HH Lifetime Diamond
Posts: 3,440
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 9, 2012 | 3:05 pm
#34
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: LAX
Programs: AA Lifetime Plat, HH Diamond
Posts: 283
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 17, 2012 | 8:20 pm
#38
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: ZOA, SFO, HKG
Programs: UA 1K 0.9MM, Marriott Gold, HHonors Gold, Hertz PC, SBux Gold, TSA Pre✓
Posts: 13,807
Jan 17, 2012 | 9:34 pm
#39
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: in the vicinity of SFO
Programs: AA 2MM (LT-PLT, PPro for this year)
Posts: 19,784
I suspect I'll get some of the same coming up in Paris -- I'll be there 23 hrs 35 min, as an add-on to a San Francisco-Bangkok round trip (routing back through San Francisco, then Hong Kong.)
Mind, I could have just taken the 4-hour connection instead
Mind, I could have just taken the 4-hour connection instead
Jan 18, 2012 | 1:12 pm
#40
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: FAT
Programs: AA mm, Hilton Dime, Hyatt Xpl.& PC Plat, Miracle Fruit-su club
Posts: 1,694
1. Partying with fans during football (soccer) season can be very fun but tiring.
2. they design those chairs in lounges to be almost impossible to sleep in.
...But I digress...
Jan 18, 2012 | 9:11 pm
#41
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: NGO / KOA
Programs: JGC / OW Sapphire
Posts: 315
I've definitely had the odd looks and comments from people.
The best, though, was when a friend described me as a "super pimp" while at a bar on a layover in Tokyo. (In the middle of a MR.)
The best, though, was when a friend described me as a "super pimp" while at a bar on a layover in Tokyo. (In the middle of a MR.)
Jan 20, 2012 | 11:00 am
#42
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Nashville, TN
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium.;UA 1.5MM; UA Lifetime Gold (whoppee); DL Plat
Posts: 2,129
Jan 20, 2012 | 2:18 pm
#44
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sacramento
Programs: UA 3MM, former GS; Bonvoy Lifetime Plat; MHC Lifetime; Tar Heel forever
Posts: 12,175
I've had a couple of coast-to-coast $80-$100 roundtrips this year already. The F/A told me she thought "you people" only do this at the end of the year! 