My wife and I flew to Jamaica on a FF reward. Right before leaving for the 1/2 hour ride to the airport we find out the country is having civil unrest. We drive past burning tires, soldiers with M-16's on corners and troop carriers going the other way.

When we checked in at the ticket counter they are offering $600 voucher and a free nights stay. Being the FF people we are we decide that we can get a better deal at the gate. When we asked at the gate the flight attendant said we were CRAZY this was the last flight AA was going to fly, they had cancelled all future flights and all AA flight personnel in Jamaica were flying out on this flight. This is the only time I have ever passed up a voucher!