Saturday we're flying hither and yon. Sunday, only late afternoon flight planned (cross your fingers! Yes, Dallas Ft. Worth, I'm looking at you.)

Still, bummed to not see beth and Matt

Is everyone ok with the Ferry Building? around 11:30? Later?

Sounds perfect to me. Sweets and savories and a bookstore and the Bay and likely some arts and crafts and possibly the outdoor skating rink nearby (not that you'd want to skate - it's tiny and expensive and the wait is horrendous, but it's fun to watch other people skating). Looks like it'll be cool and a little cloudy, but still pretty nice. We could meet at the main entrance right in front of the clock tower. I'll try to make sure Matilda is in her HK holiday shirt.

I'm going to be at the Seattle airport briefly on the 8th and the14th. I'll have about 3.5 hours on the 8th and about 1.5 hours on the 14th, so not really time to go anywhere, but if anyone wants to come out and grab a quick bite or a cup of coffee I'd love to see people.

I was going to be just short of my MVP Gold frequent flier status so I found a couple of cheap fares on Alaska and I'm just flying up and back for the miles. Yes, I know I'm a little crazy, but the MVP gold benefits are worth it.

MVP gold is super useful if only for the free changes, forget upgrades.

I will also be in the airport on the 8th, ND--my flight leaves at 10am and gets back at 6? I think. What time will you be there?

I'll be gone the 14th though (flying out the 13th and back the 15th!)

On the 8th my flight lands at 3:47 PM and I leave at 7:27 PM. Looks like I'll be waiting for my flight when you get back at 6 PM, how does coffee sound?

The big thing for me with MVP gold is that it gives me Sky Priority status on Delta now. While I may not get upgrades, it does put me into boarding group one on Delta flights. There is also the mileage bonus associated with MVP gold that will make it worthwhile.

Sounds like a plan, Drew! I just checked, I land at 622, and I know I'll be at the c2 gates since it's a horizon flight (Wenatchee).

Cool. I leave on an Alaska flight at 7:27, so I should be able to meet you near your gate and we can have coffee before I hop on my flight.

aha! a FLYING F2F!

Yes, I know I'm a little crazy, but the MVP gold benefits are worth it.

Hah. You are SO not crazy. I did the same thing for Delta this year. It's completely worth it. I need the free luggage, and Sky Priority is necessary if I don't want to be arrested for homicide in the airport. As long as I'm careful in choosing flights, I get the upgrades too. I think I'm around 85% as of my last trip. You're now eligible for upgrades on Delta as of the middle of last month, Drew.

We are not the only ones who do this. There's a entire community/culture around mileage running and frequent flyer programs: www.flyertalk.com/forum. I've gotten some fantastic advice over there.

aha! a FLYING F2F!

They exist. There was one revolving around a massive round-the-world trip earlier this year. We're more fun though!

Now I want to book a flight to Seattle just so I can meet up with meara and ND in the airport for coffee. I was actually planning a trip this weekend, but I ended up not needing the miles. Last minute work trip took care of that for me.

There's a entire community/culture around mileage running and frequent flyer programs

Ha! Did you see Up in the Air ?