haha. its totally cool, i dont mind your somewhat hijacking one bit... fine point brought up. it seems its personal prefferance. though i dunno what i'd do. if going internationally... it seems shipping is safer...
once i checked some luggage that was some figurines and there was a fragile sticker on it... yeah i actually saw them through the lil window (i always get window seats just behind the window though the furthest back is safest) they threw that bag onto the lil conveyor thing... pissed me off. but luckily i had them very well packed... i too travel southwest