Originally Posted by
DeltaWings
I bring back crabs from Baltimore each time I visit. Check it, no problem. Try to avoid a styrofoam outer cooler - they will ALWAYS be broken.

Really?..... You bring back
crabs every time you go to Baltimore, consider that "no problem," and we should "check it" as if this were a good thing? Eeek!
Seems you may want to stop going to Baltimore - especially if the crabs are large enough to require their own "cabin" (e.g. a cooler).
What do you bring back from Boston? Lobsters?
Back OT - Interesting post from the OP. Delayed or lost luggage would be a terrible mis-steak on the part of Delta and render the OP's enjoyment of the half-cow mooooo-t.
Happy trails!