List of excuses (I didn't need to make these up)

1. It's raining
2. It's snowing
3. My dog had heart surgery
4. I tripped over my dog that had heart surgery and broke my rib
5. I broke a water pipe
6. His phone is broken
7. I got the flu
8. My wife's heart is fluttering
9. I got behind on another job
10. I have to go to Hawaii
11. I have to go to Hawaii
12. I have to go to Hawaii
13. I have to go to Hawaii
14. They brought the wrong truck
15. My throttle cable broke
16. The cement mixer broke
17. I ran out of (fill in the blank)
18. My helper's wife is acting up
19. They forgot to order the window
20. They shipped the wrong windows
21. They broke the window in shipping
22. They broke the door in shipping
23. I didn't know the septic was too close to the foundation (move the foundation)
24. It wasn't level because my level fell off of the back of the Hyster
25. It wasn't level because my level was out of adjustment
26. Prices went up
27. It's back ordered
28. It's discontinued
29. You're in the same boat as everyone else
30. They sent the wrong toilet
31. The toilet is warped
32. They sent the wrong concrete countertop
33. It wasn't shown on the drawing
34. The motors are backordered
35. The steel is backordered
36. It's too hot
37. It's too cold