The nearly inevitable waitfor dinner (two or three hours at prime time, unless you e-mail ahead for a reservation) is made more pleasant by a free kegger.
On the very first morning of the sequester, the U.S Customs and Border Patrol, also under DHS Secretary Napolitano, reduced staffing at several major international airports, leading to wait times in excess of twohoursfor 70 flights arriving at JFK, and 55 flights at Miami International Airport.
Dial the 800 number, work through a dizzying array of menu choices, choose to speak with a human being and wait on hold listening to music for 20 minutes to twohours (it happened to me once) and you might reach a person who can (in only 70% of my cases) provide definitive, final help.