A slightly different problem with IE9 in that the menu items are do not extend to the same width and the main menu item does not expand out when the mouse is over it.
There is also a general strange characteristic in that the problem seems to come and go on different pages. It works fine on one occasion and than when one looks again later (several hours) the problem has appeared, only to disappear again later.
Nothing specifically is being changed that I am aware of, especially as regards the menus or their structure.
This following page is one of those that always seem to exhibit the problem. I tend to use Firefox most of the time.
www.macrotoneconsulting.co.uk/index.php/Miscellaneous/speeding-up-firefox-5.html