He started buying airline miles from the majors, using them as currency for diners who find miles more tempting than discounts.
Phillips 66 will manage roughly 15, 000 miles of pipelines directly and some 40, 000 miles more through its DCP Energy joint venture with Spectra Energy.
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That's because the average driver in the spacious state logs more than 18, 000 miles per year, almost 5, 000 miles more than in runner-up Mississippi, according to Bureau of Transportation statistics.
My colleague Stephanie Flanders, who knows miles more than I do about American politics, will doubtless write the definitive piece about what Obama's re-election means for the US and global economy.
The raindrops blown a couple of miles west of our ranch would land in creeks that percolated through the Columbia River system into the Pacific, whereas the water in Feely Creek, our creek, was blessed with the task of traveling a thousand miles more, all the way down to the bayous of Louisiana before spilling through the loamy delta into the Gulf of Mexico.
At his pace, he says, it was more than the anticipated 525 miles, more like 552.
The car can travel 186 miles, more than the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt, on a single charge with a top speed of 87 miles per hour.
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Smith's death ended a shooting spree that had covered more than 80 miles and lasted more than two hours.
It eliminated free companion tickets and raised prices on trips of 1, 000 miles or more an average 5%.
Those 11 square miles receive more solar insolation annually than any other comparably sized locale in North America.
There, nine wildfires torched over 450 square miles, more than a tenth of the Connecticut-sized county's total area.
One other airline miracle top travel agents can work for you is using your frequent flier miles much more effectively than you can on your own.
The research concentrated on business drivers who cover 25, 000 miles or more each year, or those who spend more than four hours each day driving on business.
Over the past 15 seasons in the National Football League, visiting teams that travel less than 1, 000 miles won 43% of their games, versus 40% when travelling 2, 000 miles or more.
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Anybody using roads around the UK is asked to take note of how many hedgehogs they see - dead or alive - on stretches of single carriageway roads, on journeys of 20 miles or more.
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The explosive growth of the Atlanta metro area, which encompasses more than 6, 000 square miles of land in more than 25 counties, effectively masked two decades of population losses within the city's traditional limits.
We're about 2, 000 miles upstream from the Atlantic Ocean and more than 600 miles past Kisingani, the last significant city on the river.
Meanwhile, Americans are driving many more miles, placing greater stresses on the highway system.
As students walked more miles, they got different color wrist bands to signify their progress.
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The French midfielder covered more miles than any other Premier League player over the Sport Relief weekend.
Consumers earn more miles these days as rewards from credit-card companies and other vendors rather than from actual flying.
For NASCAR and the professional racing world, the race to true victory in diversity still has 499 more miles to go.
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Duly engaged, I instantly earned back three more miles and felt much less anxious about how my evening would end up.
The IRS even issued guidance about tanning salon points akin to frequent flier miles useful for more tanning or for lotions and facials.
In November that year, Ms Miles asked for more time off after telling bosses her uncle and aunt had died seven days apart.
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China, where service began just two years ago, may have more miles of high-speed rail service than any other country just five years from now.
In another 300 or more miles, it will reach the Grand Canyon in Arizona, carving out gorges that are even deeper, but not quite as wayward as here.
As well as deterring tourists, this handicaps Highlands manufacturers, which are 200 or more miles farther away from their customers than firms in central Scotland.
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