Originally Posted by maastrichtmouse

DYKWIAs can take many forms, it seems. Waiting for boarding at Edinburgh recently and a middle aged ish woman comes bursting into the room with her companion, making sure everybody knows she is there. The gate agent is looking like he is ready to begin boarding, so there is a long lice infestation already tracing through the room. This woman's companion is heading to join the back of the queue when woman A shouts "no, come this way, I've paid for priority boarding". Well, way to announce you are financially illiterate to everybody. I put my book down to enjoy the matinee, and happen to look down and notice her item of cabin baggage is larger than the largest suitcase I own. She marches to the gate and reminds the world again she is priority boarding. The desk agent asks the lady if there is a snowball's chance in hell that her bag is going to fit into the luggage size crate. She replies that she doesn't need to check, as she has got priority boarding. Much amusement in the audience at this point, while the gate agent tries to explain - to little avail - that her additional £10 has in no way altered the physical size of the plane or its overhead bins, and that she is going to need to pay £50 to have the bag checked in. He then asks her to step aside while he boards the rest of the aircraft. They eventually board about 10 minutes after all other passengers are seated.