Last year I flew from Cleveland, OH to Porland, OR to visit my 93 year-young aunt and my cousin. Coach was filled with like 114 people, and the forward-thinging (?) airline chose to equip the plane with 35 coach-class meals at $5 each. As usual, I was in the aft of the aircraft and the food service started right behind first class, and in short order the sammies were all gone. But I was not to go hungry. No, no, no, not me. I had planned ahead the day before by stopping DeSteffano's Deli and picking up 1/2# of Italian Sopprasetta air dried salami, and had it cut wafer thin. I also had 1/2 loaf of my own
Italian bread and a small container of fire roasted red peppers in olive oil and some kettle chips. My wife and me each got a beverage from the beverage cart before it went forward (they ran out of those as well), and we had our own little party in the back of the plane. We shared a sammy with a lady next to us who was very nice, and had offers up to $50 (for real) for one of those sandwiches. On the return trip we just got Subway sammies since we couldn't find a decent deli in Portland.