I bought a garage, cut off the lock... and there was a Volga!
A story that could happen to any garage buyer. I arrive for the deal, call the seller, and he confidently asks me to grab a grinder and "cut down the lock on the spot, I'll be back soon." Snow, wind, the narrow driveway of a co-op, identical doors with faded license plates all around. I carefully cut the handle and open the doors—and freeze: inside, the gleaming chrome of a legendary GAZ-21 Volga. Just then, the "salesman" approaches and asks from the doorway, "Where did you get this Volga?" Then comes another surprise. It turns out I'd opened the wrong garage: he'd called it "the eighty-first," but I heard "the eightieth." The difference is one digit, and the consequences are the purchase of a new lock and an awkward conversation with a neighbor.
The video features the full on-site dialogue, the owner's reaction, and the non-preachy ending: a simple, honest, everyday incident that demonstrates the importance of paying attention to the box number, verifying the address, and having both parties present during any lock manipulation. Watch until the end: the ending is both funny and instructive in its absurdity.