Carry-on Baggage; What is reasonable?

[simongr]

I kind of wish I had carried my bag on board and been a mongrel.:evil:

By not checking luggage you are saving other people time in the check in queue remember... I spend as long waiting for people to check their 6 bags as I do for people to get their bags out of the overheads...

Also by not checking bags it means that the bags that are checked get out faster...

 

[drron]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard Olive

I also really appreciated ddron's observation:
When I was young reasonable was what ever I could get away with.
Now i am older I really dislike the sort of person I was.

Isn't that what it's all about? Selfishness, on the one hand; maturity and respect for fellow travellers, on the other.

If people are sticking to the allowed amounts (whether that is the documented allowance or tolerated allowance is irrelevant) then why is it selfish? The airlines are either implicitly or explicitly saying it's ok to bring X+++.

Why is it that your convenience is more important than other people's?

Simon you are much too kind.When I was young allowed amounts were for others not moi.