As if I wasn't discouraged when I began this post ...now all you folks have really brought me to the basement. I think it is wonderful that you can get all these fantastic cards like Citibank, Capital one etc ..... I cannot as I am your neighbour (notice spelling) to the north! I am the passenger on the plane who cannot sign up for those AA Mastercards with the 50 million miles. It is our curse for living so close to a border American city. By the way do not suggest flying out of Toronto since that is 3 hours away versus Detroit Metro which is 30 minutes away. I just thought that the airmiles were a waste of time to use since they gave such terrible flights. I am not going to stay at airports for over 24 hours just so I can fly for free! I do appreciate that some of you can use your miles and get quite the good times with them. Count your blessings.