Has anyone noticed a crack down on gate checking lately? I was flying on a US flight out of SYR last week and the gate agent basically told people "if you have more than 2 bags you will not be allowed down the the jet way, there will be no gate checking, and I will not hold the plane for you to go out and check your bag at the counter so you might as well go do it now." Then on my way out of MCO to CLT the gate agent said "You don't have to worry about gate checking since there will be none. I heard similar noticed at the UA gates in IAD a week or so back too. I travel about 2 weeks a month and this is the first time I have heard them get this pushy. Are they cracking down? Granted with all the bag fees folks are trying to sneak more on the plane, but no gate check at all?