Jay, long time no hear. I gotta tell you I thought you'd been shallowed by the gate 47A black hole *wink*, glad to hear your China trip went well. And you're right this thread is one of the most viewed threads/topics in the Forum. It seems non-rev newbies are still finding that first trip intimidating *awww*. And Jay now that you found your way back to the Forum, do stop by now and then, it' always great to hear about fun trips 'veteran' non-revs take... because they can. Hey I once did a daytrip to Chicago because I had to have the real deal deep-dish pizza, and yes it was worth the middle seat coach (exit row) *wink* coming back.