Clearly my weekend for odd business experiences.
I dropped my car off to change the front tires. They were long over due to be replaced and I thought I would get them done while going with friends to the Zombie Parade for work (we are partnering with them through Heart and Stroke). The fellow behind the counter was very friendly and said that they would be closed well before I got back but that I could get the keys from the parking attendant. He assured me that this was done all the time and that I wouldn't get stuck.
The day was cold, wet and generally miserable. I got back to the parking lot around 7pm and approached the parking attendant. I asked him if he had my keys and he looked at me like I was from the moon. He was a nice guy but the very concept of taking keys from the tire shop seemed foreign to him. I explained that these were my only keys and he started looking through his pockets. He proceeded to pull out out different sets of keys and press the lock button to see what would honk. Now I was really lost. I explained what my keys looked like and that I was certain that they would have been left for me. He clearly thought I was mistaken, like this never happens. I pressed the matter further and it occurred to him that maybe the guy he relieved had the keys. He called him and sure enough he did. He had taken them home in his pocket.
The parking attendant kindly offered me to wait in his booth for a bit to warm up. I think he could tell I was wet and very cold. I went in and starting doing email on my phone. There was knock at the window. I looked up and a man was asking me how much it cost to park. I looked around; the parking attendant was gone. Here I was, makeup done like a zombie, siting alone in the booth. I explained my long story first to this man and then to several others. Three customers come up to me thinking I worked there. It was admittedly hilarious.
Finally the attendant came back with food. He was a good guy, even offered me some of it. He was genuinely remorseful that it all played out this way.
Finally, about forty minutes or so my keys arrived and I was able to leave. To make a very long story short, be very careful about leaving your keys to be picked up after-hours. You might have an unexpected adventure.