airlines are getting tough with people who bring roller bags on plane

[Warren DeMontague]

134. That seems to be the argument of pretty much every business traveler I'm talking about.

But then, why bother having anyone check bags. Just put the baggage compartment with the passengers. Or better yet, let the bags fly in the incredibly-uncomfortable too-close-together seats, and medically sedate the passengers, so they can be stacked like cordwood in the baggage hold, which would probably be a far more pleasant and humane experience.

I'm not kidding.

The bottom line, though, is that I'm sure many people think they have a logical, valid, extra-important reason for not checking their bag, but the fact is there isn't enough room in those overhead bins for everyone's bag (and despite that little chiding speech they give at the beginning of the flight, no one EVER puts the damn bag under the seat in front of them)