On my way home from San Francisco, I sat in seat 40D. I brought my own sandwich on board with me but the people in front of me apparently did not. Learn from their experience, my friends: book early and sit in the front of the plane, if you have to fly in steerage:
The flight attendants come through for the “paid food service.”
Passenger in front of me: I’ll have the turkey club please.
Flight attendant rummages in cart: We don’t have any more.
Passenger consults “menu”: Could I have one of these slider sandwiches, then?
Flight attendant rummages in cart: We don’t have any more.
Passenger consults menu: Um…PB&J?
Flight attendant doesn’t even bother to rummage: We’re out of sandwiches.
Passenger, defeated, tentative: Peanuts, please?
Flight attendant, smug: Nope.
Passenger sinks down in seat: Nothing, then.
Flight attendant moves on down the aisle, smiling.
See, if you ask for something long enough, you will get it. Even if it is nothing.