>>The same thing happened in 1989 when people refused to go back to East Germany after their vacations.<<
A guy had just left his car to be worked on in a garage in East Berlin and was visiting a friend in West Berlin. That night the wall went up and people were no longer allowed to move between them.
Fast forward to Nov 10, 1989.
The guy goes back to where he left his car. Amazingly, the garage is still in business! He goes in and asks “I do not suppose you remember me. I left my car here the day the wall went up.”
The repairmen says “Sure I remember you. In fact we still have your car.”
The guy says “Unbelievable! Is it fixed?”
The repairman says “I will have for you next Tuesday.”
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So this guy takes his cash into the state dealer who looks up the nearest delivery date about a decade hence. The guy is happy with the date but asks "morning or afternoon?"
The dealer says it is nearly 10 years away, what difference does it make?
"Well," says the guy, "I have the plumber scheduled to come in the afternoon, so I was really hoping for morning."