Solution
All airlines contribute to a national advertising campaign something along the lines of ..................SAFETY.
The federal gov't has introduced new laws requiring all cabin baggage to fit this size/shape gauge, by 1st of December 2011 ALL PASSENGERS will have to comply. Failure to comply will result in the items being confiscated and become federal government property and disposed of along with all your nail cutters and knitting needles.
There will be no exceptions.
And then do it. zero tolerence no matter who you are.
It pi$$es me off when I take a soft backpack style laptop bag, that fits nicely and some moron with a wheeled "overnight case" jams said bag into the locker with the wheels trying to puncture my laptop screen from the outside
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Enough is enough