Oh I don't sweat the terrorists! Trust me I watch everybody when I fly. I am just tired of the BS to get through security and the cramped seating. I would sooner take 2 days to drive than spend one day flying.
We use to do the same thing and I hated the effect of being in a cattle car.
Then about 15 years ago we got a credit card that gives us 1 mile of air travel for every dollar spent . I put away my check book and we have used it for everything ever since . We rack up a lot of free air miles each year . The catch is we pay off the card each month so no interest is charged . I even tried to pay for the new truck that way but the car dealer ran backwards at the thought of a $54000 dollar charge on their credit card machine .
It cost us about 60,000 air miles to upgrade to first class but I love the free drinks , free meals, and pampered care that is given . No fighting for space to store stuff . I do this so often that they now know me by name .
We arrive refreshed and comfortable . Its a great way to travel on free air miles if one can be disciplined enough to pay off that credit card bill each month . The up side is the credit card company raises your limit to crazy levels .