Why I was late"On the way to the station, I got hit by a bat, it almost took my head clean off. Then the machine would not accept my ticket and the guy at the gate didn't think I looked like the photo on my travel card. So I had to go home and get my passport.
Then the train was 45 minutes late to the station because of the dangerous badger threat at Carpenters Park.
When I was on the train it took and hour and a half to get past the biscuit factory because the driver was really fat.
Then there was a delay stopping at the station because the train in front had heard we were coming and decided to play a practical joke with a rubber shoe on the track.
That is why I couldn't get here on time today."
What's your best excuse?
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chthonic, Thu 28 Jun 2007, 10:36)
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Where the flip am I?I used to drive about 30 miles to work, no problem, just set off, same route every day, favourite tape in the player and arrive, usually a few minutes late.
At least some of the journey was doen on autopilot. I had obviously driven along, presumably not bouncing into the other cars, but I honestly had no recollection of large chunks of the journey. No big deal, it happens.
But, every now and then, I was obviously so lost in my own little world, I had continued in autopilot mode, but apparently missed a turning, I had then, presumably, taken a few more turnings and finally popped out of my own little world, completely and utterly lost.
In reallity I was never more than 1/2 a mile from my usual route, but when you are lost on a rat-run in the back of Birmingham ... well, you could be anywhere.
Still, I can think of at least 3 occasions I arrived and said, "sorry, got lost on the way here" :)
Still I'm the boss now and I turn up whenever I like .. err, usually about an hour before the rest of em :(
(, Sat 30 Jun 2007, 21:10, Reply)
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