Excuses for Missing a Day of Work.

[ShadowCaver]

When living in rural Missouri, I had the excuse on occasion to say "sorry, I cain't make it in, the cricks are up".

btw, lived on a gravel county road, w/ multiple low-water bridges on both sides of where my driveway entered it.

[7th generation]

On one job we had a running joke about who could come up with the best excuse. One of them was-I went fishing last night after work and hooked a REAL BIG ONE! It dragged my pole out of my hand so I jumped in to try and grab my rod. It didn't work,the fish and my pole were gone. I gathered up everything and jumped in my truck. WHAT! It seems when I jumped into the pond I had lost my keys! So I started hitchhiking home to get my other set. A nice gentleman pulled over to give me a lift,but asked me to throw my towel around my waist because of the leather interior in his truck. It was really kind that he drove me to my doorstep. As he pulled away I realized my clothes were in the bed of his pickup. Oh well I at least got a ride home! I went to the back of the house, because my door keys were on the ring that I had lost, and proceeded to climb on a 5 gallon bucket to try and get into my bedroom window. About the time my rear was hanging outside and all I needed was one last pull,the police arrived because of a burglary call."It's MY HOUSE!",I exclaimed so they asked me for ID. "Well that's in my locked truck at the pond where I lost my key's"." We'll have to take you down to the station 'till we figure this out.",they said.Two hours later after a few calls they released me,but now I was 20 miles from my house! So off hitchhiking I went. Finally home sweet home! But now I couldn't find my spare truck key anywhere. So I grabbed a pole and proceeded back to the pond. I dove and dove till my face was blue and alas my keys were nowhere to be found. The only possible explanation of where my keys were was that a fish had swallowed them! So now I had to fish to find my daggamit keys. Lucky for me the fishing was excellent and at least I had food. FINALLY after 2 days of nonstop angling I caught the fish with my keys in his belly! Oh was I happy!"And that sir is why I'm 3 days late for work-can I go now?"

[movingtohouston]

When I was pregnant with my last child I worked right up until the day I started labor. I went in to tell my boss I wanted to start my leave early and she acted like she didn't believe I was going to have the baby. Boy were they surprised when my husband showed up 5 hours later with photos of my newborn.....

My husband likes to use the oxygen sensor broke in his car.....or some other obscure part.

[MB2]

Originally Posted by 7th generation

On one job we had a running joke about who could come up with the best excuse. One of them was-I went fishing last night after work and hooked a REAL BIG ONE! It dragged my pole out of my hand so I jumped in to try and grab my rod. It didn't work,the fish and my pole were gone. I gathered up everything and jumped in my truck. WHAT! It seems when I jumped into the pond I had lost my keys! So I started hitchhiking home to get my other set. A nice gentleman pulled over to give me a lift,but asked me to throw my towel around my waist because of the leather interior in his truck. It was really kind that he drove me to my doorstep. As he pulled away I realized my clothes were in the bed of his pickup. Oh well I at least got a ride home! I went to the back of the house, because my door keys were on the ring that I had lost, and proceeded to climb on a 5 gallon bucket to try and get into my bedroom window. About the time my rear was hanging outside and all I needed was one last pull,the police arrived because of a burglary call."It's MY HOUSE!",I exclaimed so they asked me for ID. "Well that's in my locked truck at the pond where I lost my key's"." We'll have to take you down to the station 'till we figure this out.",they said.Two hours later after a few calls they released me,but now I was 20 miles from my house! So off hitchhiking I went. Finally home sweet home! But now I couldn't find my spare truck key anywhere. So I grabbed a pole and proceeded back to the pond. I dove and dove till my face was blue and alas my keys were nowhere to be found. The only possible explanation of where my keys were was that a fish had swallowed them! So now I had to fish to find my daggamit keys. Lucky for me the fishing was excellent and at least I had food. FINALLY after 2 days of nonstop angling I caught the fish with my keys in his belly! Oh was I happy!"And that sir is why I'm 3 days late for work-can I go now?"

Are you kidding? LOL
I couldn't remember really any of it....LOL...... By the time I am done telling THIS story, I would have it so screwed up, that I would have the keys in the guys belly, giving me a lift....ROTFL.
I am terrible in giving excuses.....

[Roaddog]

I called in last week for a day, I said I had the flu, It was the truth, that was the first time in 12 years I had called in, the reason being that if I'm not here somebody has to come in on their day off to fill in.

[da jammer]

Originally Posted by Roaddog

I called in last week for a day, I said I had the flu, It was the truth, that was the first time in 12 years I had called in, the reason being that if I'm not here somebody has to come in on their day off to fill in.

props to you for thinking of your co workers. I've used five days in 27 years of working in various professions. All related to the kids so no made up stuff was needed.