Originally Posted by
FliesInSoup
I was commuting home on another airline through ORD when an AA gate agent insisted I gate check my flight case. I refused. In it I had my laptop, noise canceling headsets, I-pad and prescription sunglasses. Nearly three grand in personal and company issued stuff. No way was that going near a baggage handler.
Kind of your fault if you're carrying your most important stuff in a bag too big to fit under the seat in front of you...