I'm with you guys! Gone are my days of travelling on the jump seat up front - nowadays I'm "down back" as a fare payer. Here in the Mid.East it really p*sses me off when I get on with a regular briefcase and have to put it beneath my (quite long) legs because some arrogant selfish persons of disputed parentage decided to skip the baggage belt and bring all their (40kg) luggage as 'carry on".
Of course, some of the old L-1011 "overheads" leave a lot to be desired - my regular brief case won't fit in those!! If I know I'm on a TriStar I check the brief case!!
Keep up the good work oh underestimated ones!