LOL, just another expectation mahasamatman. Why would you not expect to run into a 'power-tripping GA'? It isn't as if there is a shortage of them.
Who or what interferes with your expectation is irrelevant. The problem is having expectations at all. The OP expected to be allowed 2 items on board. The expectation was not met (regardless of the reason why).
the problem with having expectations ? Zen Thinking
I don't mean to make a big deal out of it but the OP could have chosen to just let it go and move on. Instead, here he is posting about it as if it matters.