Originally Posted by
moondog
...have recently started putting my computer inside it, which makes my laptop bag lighter.
Looking forward to hearing how much time you lose when your laptop get stolen
Originally Posted by
moondog
I've been burned by this "cut it close" strategy 5 times during the course of the past 10 years at a cost of $1,000 and one missed meeting. On the flip side, I've saved ~2,000 hours.
Have you really 'saved' that much time? Did you do things during those entire 2000 hours that you could not have done in the lounge. Also, is the seat at the gate, that much more comfortable than the seat on the plane. How much time did you spend resolving being burnt? When you are flying to the destinations that I tend to go to, you would likely arrive at least two days late (if you could get a flight) and spent hours trying to rebook.
It may be that your flying patterns are such that rebooking is fairly easy.