No, I Do Not Want to “Check in My Carry-On Bag for Free”
Dear airlines, stop screwing us (again)
Imagine you’re inviting your friends on a road trip. Your car has plenty of space, and so you offer to drive.
In order to let everyone know how much stuff they can bring, you eyeball your trunk’s dimensions. Then, you send people a short note telling them exactly what size their suitcase can be so that everyone’s luggage will still fit. You also tell everyone that they can bring an additional backpack or handbag. “No problem. As long as everyone sticks to these dimensions, it’ll all fit perfectly!” you say.
On the day of departure, your friends show up, and, thankfully, they’ve all stuck to your instructions. Everyone’s suitcase has the right size, and no one brought any surprise skiing gear either. But when you try to put all the luggage into your trunk, to your horror, you realize: Your eyeball estimate was wrong! Shit. Shit, shit, shit. Your trunk is only about half the size of what you thought it was! How could this happen? What will you do?
Since there’s no time to repack or reorganize, you have to come up with a solution fast. You decide to tie half of the suitcases to the roof of your car. You randomly pick some of your friends’ bags and get to work. Your friends protest or at least look very…