So true. People blocking the aisles are often not just standing there for a few seconds while they hoist their bag, or even just pushing around the other bags in the compartment to make room. Quite often it's people rummaging around in their bag for their reading material or snack, taking off a jacket and sticking it in their bag, asking "Do you want your bag up here, too, honey?" etc., while boarding comes to a halt for anyone who is standing behind them but sitting past them. And it may only be for 20 or 30 seconds, but multiply this times the number of passengers who do it, and it can quickly add up and even contribute to late departures.

I tend to have plenty of patience for those folks who are actually having trouble lifting their bags (as long as the bags aren't oversize), and I often offer to help them. But, sorry, I do feel cranky about the "unorganized fussers." And often a simple "Excuse me, please, may we get by?" has no effect on them.