Originally Posted by
Boraxo
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Anecdote#3: My outbound flight is 3 hours delayed, so I will miss connection on the only flight of the day to Lagos. I scramble to catch alternative flight, then dash 20m OJ-style through IAH just in time to board original connection. No way my bag would have made it.
Just for balance I have one complementary anecdote. I dawdled in the lounge a few minutes too long and by the time I got to the gate they had just closed the door. The GA told me since I didn't have any checked bags it was quick to offload me and close the door. If I had a checked bag they would have had to find my bag and I would have gotten there before they did.