Excuses: Just in case you're paranoid about being late because you're going slower there here are some excuses that you may find helpful. Note that these are just excuses to buy you a few minutes for walking in late. If you need 1/2 day and full day excuses let us know and we'll help you with that too!
Animal Oriented:
1. My dog took a dump in the living room and I had to clean it up.
2. My cat got out of the house and I had to catch him before I left.
3. The goldfish died and we had to bury him in the backyard.
Car Oriented:
1. My car needed a jump because I left the interior light on.
2. My car wouldn't start because the battery cable was loose.
3. I had to stop to put air in my tire; I hope it doesn't go flat again.
Kids Oriented:
1. My kid missed the bus and I had to drive him/her to school.
2. My kid got sick and I had to clean up the mess before I left.
3. My kid couldn't find his sneakers so I had to help him before I left.
Traffic Oriented:
1. Traffic was backed up because of an accident.
2. Traffic was backed up because a cop had some guy pulled over.
3. Traffic was backed up because some guy was changing a flat on the side of the road.
Truth Oriented:
1. I was chilling out to save some gas!
2. It seems like everyone is chilling out to save some gas.
3. With the money that I saved on gas by chilling out I stopped for coffee.
Weather Oriented:
1. Traffic was heavy because of the rain/snow.
2. The snowplow came by again just as I was about to leave.
3. The lightning last night killed the alarm clock so I got up late.
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