Let me start by saying I travel weekly on ERJ's generally to the same location every week. I have a corp. apartment at this location so I'm really not affected by these new restrictions on carry-on luggage because I can just leave the restricted items at the apt.

This week and over the next couple months, I will have to be in hotels which means that I can't just leave things at the work apt. One solution is to leave these restricted items at the work site - which I will probably do. Out of curiousity though, if I just put the 2 or 3 restricted items into a plastic grocery bag and tied it up, could I check it? Or even a small toilet kit bag?

I've had some bad experiences with checked luggage so I rarely check anymore. On a side note, do other travelers feel that their checked bags are making it to the right location at the right time any more often? (In hopes that airlines are using better technology to route bags) Should I go back to checking?