I am tired of all the restrictions of what I can and carry on so I have started checking my bags often and I have to say I have enjoyed not having to haul and feel like a pack mule in the airport. I am a little leary of checking on multi-leg international trips, but on my weekly one leg domestic work commutes I am more than happy to take the risk. Before anyone asks, the main reason I have been checking a bag is not because of the clothes, but because I usually pack a bottle of wine in my bag. A few times my bag has been delayed and usually came in on the next flight, but never has my bag gone completely missing, never to return again.