Bubba, sorry to hear that. For the things you just stated, I decided long ago to buy a ticket if I'm going somehwere. After 14 years, the whole non-rev dance got to me. Only used my passes when going to work. The worst part in your case is you lost an S2 for no reason, and you didn't get to see your friend. Agree with you, not looking forward to the new S3ZZZ priority boarding crap we get now (if I were still working).