Is sealant really worth it?

[MikeD]

Yesterday, on my 700x44 tires (35-45 psi), I got a rear puncture. It eventually sealed and I lost about 5-10 psi, but it sprayed all over the place; my bike, shoes, shorts and maybe jersey, and sprayed the rider behind me. I can't get the sealant out of the shorts. I figure I'm going to expend more time and effort cleaning things up and topping off my sealant than what it would have taken to just change a tube. Probably ruined that pair of shorts. I'm thinking to go back to tubes as I don't think I get that many flats and I know how to fix a flat and I figure just deal with it when it happens. I'm thinking that there's a lot of people, for whatever reason (lack of skill, hand strength, tight tires, etc.), that try to avoid fixing flats at all costs.