When did you begin to suspect you were flying NW a little too much?
Dec 18, 2008, 6:03 pm
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Dec 18, 2008, 8:12 pm
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When the gate agent has a line 15 people deep and I'm seating near by -- calls me to the podium to tell me that my reconnect and my upgrade has already been confirmed for the next available flight.
Dec 18, 2008, 8:59 pm
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When I had to call Delta (ICS) and was telling THEM how to book my ticket
Dec 18, 2008, 10:47 pm
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Getting a PerkSaver YOW-DTW-LAX-ICN/GMP-PUS-HKG-TPE-LAX-MEX-IAH-MEM-DTW-YOW booked...online. It was 2 days and it still hadn't ticketed so I phoned to see that it wasn't illegal, after telling her that i booked online and it still hadn't ticketed she paused for a few seconds and said 'You booked this online? Would you like a job? Most agents wouldn't be able to book that routing on their computers. But, yes, its apparently legal and is in queue to be ticketed'
I proceeded to tell her about my MAN-AMS-DTW-NRT-GUM-KIX-TPE, and ICN-HNL-MSP-DTW-ORD-DEL routings I did once.
I proceeded to tell her about my MAN-AMS-DTW-NRT-GUM-KIX-TPE, and ICN-HNL-MSP-DTW-ORD-DEL routings I did once.
Dec 26, 2008, 8:05 pm
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...when 3 times this year, the same flight attendant came up to me and asked me if I was "working". Upon questioning her each time, she told me she thought I was a sky marshal and that I looked exactly like one that frequents NW flights
Dec 26, 2008, 8:32 pm
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Actually that is a good point. I walk into my travel office and tell them what fare class to book, routing's and flight numbers off the top of my head, and ask them to get me upgraded using one of my PU465's that book out of C class with nothing but a 48 hr prior restriction. They just roll their eyes and do it
A sign I fly and FT too much. ^
Dec 26, 2008, 10:45 pm
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Dec 26, 2008, 11:16 pm
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Dec 27, 2008, 6:13 pm
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CO visitor...
I know one agent that knows me by name whenever I enter a club in Houston which is a major connection point for me.
The other night the agent wished me a safe trip back to OKC. Dont know if she knew that or if it came up on computer but she was a checkin agent and not a ticket helping agent and I dont recall the last time that I saw her.
Other sign you fly too much is when a friend in a hub city learns your connecting through the next day and say, "Why dont I meet you at the club to catch up on things."
Either way it is nice to be noticed.
The other night the agent wished me a safe trip back to OKC. Dont know if she knew that or if it came up on computer but she was a checkin agent and not a ticket helping agent and I dont recall the last time that I saw her.
Other sign you fly too much is when a friend in a hub city learns your connecting through the next day and say, "Why dont I meet you at the club to catch up on things."
Either way it is nice to be noticed.
Last edited by Scott6067; Dec 27, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Dec 27, 2008, 11:21 pm
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I know i fly NW too much when i found my own handwriting on the world traveler magazine's suduko puzzle i had finished from a previous flight earlier that month.
Dec 28, 2008, 2:57 am
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Dec 28, 2008, 10:45 am
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I knew I flew NW too much when I found myself sitting next to the same guy from another flight a month earlier with the same FA serving us.
His daughter BTW loved the spinzels which I was very happy to give away to him to take home to her.
His daughter BTW loved the spinzels which I was very happy to give away to him to take home to her.
Dec 28, 2008, 10:55 am
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When did I know?
When I started to think of very plausible replies to the thread "when did you start to think you fly too much"... and actually spent any time answering the question 
Sad, sad, sad
Sad, sad, sad
Dec 28, 2008, 9:55 pm
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I was using the automated system with one of my credit card companies and when it prompts me to enter my SS#, I entered my WP # (which also 9 digits long).
When I'm waiting in line at the grocery store wishing there's a red "elite" carpet somewhere
When I'm waiting in line at the grocery store wishing there's a red "elite" carpet somewhere