Rant on:
On my flight tonight, some DYKWIA boarded next to last. Predictably, his bag was way too big to into the bins, which were already stuffed. The FAs told this guy he had to gate-check the bag. This was at the end of boarding, and were about to leave. The Captain was outside of the boarding, talking to the FAs, while this transpired.
So what did this DYKWIA do?
He handed the bag to the captain....and told him to check it! What an incredibly rude a-hole!
The FAs took the oversize bag from the jerk, and gate-checked it for him. What a complete sphincter.
Seriously, folks......A captain is not a porter. Similarly, the porter who checks your bag at the curb? He doesn't fly the airplane. So take your bag to the porter - the real one - and check it. And don't give it to the airplane captain. He has much more important things to do - like fly the plane, and make sure we all get there safely.
Rant off.