Have seriously considered spending a day of your vacation time being continually bumped for all the free tickets.

You notice that there is always at least one pompous a$$ like Gekko on every flight that annoys the hell out of every other passenger. And they always end up sitting right next to you.

..when you refer to cities by airport codes, even when you are not discussing travel, I said "so-and-so is in SDF this week"...and they were like "what is SDF ?"...whoops...

You know how to sneak fois gras past the US Agriculture inspectors during the bird flu siege.

You know how to wear those fabulous Italian designer finds through customs while claiming your tourbooks and tourist tee-shirts on the customs form.

You have had so many flights cancelled out from under you that it is a bother rather than a fatality.

Another one, your aircraft was on fire during the flight. That is a sure way to liven the morning.

When you post on travel forums and people agree with what you say or thin you begin addressing them with the word "Dear."

When you post on travel forums and people disagree with you then those people are always "rude."

You finally figured out that not all tourists in Europe are from the US.

You ran into another Fodorite at the airport and when you realized it and then looked at how they were dressed you wondered how you could ever have asked them "What should I wear?"

You are sure you recognized the possible Fodorite in the airport Men's Room who had to consult his PDA to figure out how to use the toilet paper.

>>> You ran into another Fodorite at the airport and when you realized it and then looked at how they were dressed you wondered how you could ever have asked them "What should I wear?"

You are sure you recognized the possible Fodorite in the airport Men's Room who had to consult his PDA to figure out how to use the toilet paper.<<<

Both are VERY funny!

I have a question. Does the PDA expert actually ever GO anywhere?

You extend your trip by several days and never run out of underwear.

You consider a 5 hour flight as a short hop.

You talk to your travel agent more than your spouse.

When you go though customs, they don't ask about your trip, but how long you get to be with your family. And they have a special line just for you.

You have on your speed dial restaurants that are 500 miles or more away from where you live.

You know the national number to your frequent hotel stay program by heart.

You see nothing wrong with doing 'mileage runs' to bumfreakegypt to up your award status.

Speed dial? GoT's a techie (at least compared to me! :-)

Do you know your frequent stay # by heart?

For which chain?

For "the national number to your frequent hotel stay program"

Yes, I know the phone number for Hyatt Gold Passport by heart. Not my ID number but the phone number!

Ah, you are a REAL road warrior when you know them both! (phone number to call and frequent stay # without looking at card...216xxxyyy)

Hilton Honors for me :-)

One rep I trained had her corporate Amex # memorized too - so she could do it all from a cell phone while driving.

I told her I thought she had gone too far! :-)

She WAS so impressed with herself when she demo'd her "talent" while we were traveling!

You know your frequent flier account number and airline telephone number by heart, as well. You know the account numbers for your family members by heart, too. :)

Yep on the airlines too.

You have your favorite deli or diner in cities everywhere - outside the Hyatt San Francisco, Hilton New York, etc. You almost feel like you are "home" the minute you go in the door.

You plan your Sunday night arrival into Tampa so that you can make it to the family owned Cuban restaurant in the non-descript shopping center before they close for your "fix".

You plan your departing flight so you have time to run by Alessi's Bakery first to take goodies back home.

When you no longer want to look glamorous on your passport photo. Your goal now is to look like you do when you've had to get up at 4 AM to make your early morning flight.