[JavaBrewer]

I only fly with carry on luggage. Single roller bag that's a tad larger than the measuring box they have at the gate. Never had an issue fitting it in the overhead. My backpack with laptop goes under the seat. If I have a coat it gets folded and sandwiched on top of my roller bag to not take extra space.

Most of trips back East involve a connection...usually in PHX. Once you check a bag with the airline you're at their mercy. Change in schedule, missed connection, everything get's harder when you don't have your stuff on hand. Hell I've done 3 week business trips out of a single roller bag - suit, 2 slacks, 3 shirts, 2 ties, 4-5 days worth of machine washable stuff. No problemo. No you are NOT going to check (and probably destroy or lose) my damn bag thanks very much!! Baggage claim...HAHAHAHAH F that. I walk up the ramp, to the rental car counter, and I'm adios.

What kills me are the folks that try to put ALL their crap in the overhead storage. They sit there carefully folding their coats, holding up the boarding process, and place it in the overhead next to their roller bag, their backpack/purse, and whatever they happened to buy at the airport. I maintain my airline Visa card only to get priority boarding and avoid those clowns.

What really ticks me off are the people who are apparently lost to the idea of assigned seating. Happens on 1/3 of my flights. Some joker takes a seat, get's bumped out, collects his crap, moves down the isle, stows crap, takes seat, bumped again, rinse & repeat. They should leave the back door open and toss those jokers out.

God I sound like an ZZA. Work travel makes me cranky.