Good god was I waiting for this one to ever happen. This year has been extremely busy for me. I fly a lot but never seemed to keep a steady rhythm with one single airline. I several trips to South America this year with American and well they bumped me up really quick. At the beginning of the year I started off with Gold status and now I have reached more than 60 segments, thus putting over the top at Platinum tear status. This definitely has its perks and advantages. I make no lines, get bumped up to first class more often than usual and well-traveling is just simply more comfortable. Im going to enjoy flying from now.