u/chris_nwb

Taken 8:20am before the marine layer burned off. Mission Peak in the background

Spouse and I were #1 and #2 on the waitlist of a 14-hr flight. The day started with 3 seats available, down to 2 midday, then only 1 a couple of hours before the flight. If there's a hit counter on this flight's status page, a chunk of those probably came from us!

Spouse: "You take Polaris, I'll stay back"

Me: "No, you'll take it"

Spouse: "Are you doing this out of guilt?" (for context, I booked this supposedly offseason route with confidence that we'll both get upgraded)

Me: "Not really. I have a higher status than you and if I take the upgrade, the reservation gets split and you'll likely not be #1 on the waitlist. If you get the upgrade, I'll remain #1 on the waitlist and may get upgraded if there's a no-show. Trust me, I read this on Reddit." (spouse looked puzzled, can't blame them)

Boarding was about to start, we went to the gate agent, spouse got a new boarding pass. I lightheartedly reminded the GA to not forget about me, and them being in this situation a million times, smilingly replied "keep checking the app"

"See you later" I said to the spouse as we go our separate [jet]ways. As soon as I entered the door, I got an upgrade notification! Found the spouse on the Polaris cabin, with a smug look on my face, "Told ya"

Tldr; if about to get split, let the one with lower status get the upgrade so the other remains on top of the waitlist for a second chance

Working remotely from a new environment and right now, seeing a local harvest in front of me. Definitely gave me a perspective shift.

This is an appreciation post to the agricultural crews who put food on our tables.

Ugh, I received the email 40 mins ago but it's sold out now. I would've flown to IAH to experience this!

UA, NZ, LH. Show your creations!