No flaming... I don't like having to plan every minute of my vacation either... I hate the 6 month out window... Here is the great thing about this though, you don't have to use it... You can still choose to enjoy your vacation on the fly...
Sometimes if you dont make reservations six months out, its very hard to get the reservations you want. If you don't make reservations for table services, good luck eating what you want to. They are making it very hard to "wing it" now.