Originally Posted by
Moebius01
I've used this approach a few times to protect the laptop (not to mention my knees in cases where I was on a CRJ or Embrair).
+1... I'd do anything preemptive you can do to avoid this question in the first place.
If worst came to worst, my guess is you'd have to eat it, even if you asked the person in front of you to give you a heads up.