A pet peeve of mine, and wondering if it's just me...

We've all noticed that since the advent of HBO fares that over head locker space is hugely over subscribed. I usually sit in row 1 to allow me easy and fast escape when we land, but I've noticed that the front of the plane is always the busiest (on domestic flights) and given you can't put luggage on the floor there is much demand for the front locker.

Now what really winds me up is when I get on board first/early only to find that cabin crew have put there wheelie bags in the front row overheads. Why? They are last off, and there's an assortment of other wardrobes and lockers they can put their gear into. Or they could check it in like they insist other fare paying customers do.

It may seem a small and trivial thing, but having to grab your bag from a row or 2 back when landed is just more grief I could do without.

Am I alone in this frustration...?