Sounds like you're whoring around your NE
I knew I made the mistake of rolling a NE for a reason. Though, actually, I get hit on mostly from people hearing my voice on vent. I actually got one guy who was spamming people in my guild asking "Who is that heavenly voice on vent?!" My guildies still won't let me live it down (when I connect, Simon always says "What is this heavenly voice I hear?", haha), but the worst of it is I actually went to Molten Core with said paladin the other day, and I made the mistake of asking for a summons over vent... Yeah. I got to listen to his banter the entire raid. -_-
Epic mounts are 90g though now.. If you had your riding skill before 1.12 it barely costs anything.
Also, the ability to ride was changed from an ability in your abilities window (such as Tiger Riding ability or Horse Riding), to a generic skill of either 75 or 150 in the Skills tab of your character panal. That's actually why I can ride my horse. My friend bought me a BoE pony before the patch and mailed it to me (so I'd have it as soon as I reached exalted), but then the patch hit, and the riding skill become generic to all mount types. Kinda saddens me I have my epic cat now, though, because I can't flaunt the fact that I ride a horse without being exalted with SW. Sigh, sigh.