things also get lost
Ye-e-e-s, checking in with family at, IIRC, JFK; handed passports to agent.
Passports returned and, fortunately, I noticed one was missing and pointed this out to agent.
Agent (aggressively - well, it is NYC): "You only gave me four!"
Bas: "No, I gave you five!"
Argument ended when Bas walked behind counter and found missing passport on floor.
No apology from dreadful little man.