Excuses

[waggawerewolf27]

Don't VCR's now need some sort of stabilisers to work properly, now that everything is digital? I do think that most of the items you might want to keep are also available at some electronic outlets where they save such films to DVD.

You dumped my old VHS copy of the cartoon version of The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe plus my Rankin Bass version of the Return of the King.

[Arwen_Daeneri31]

Both had been watched so many times the tapes wore out so I had to.

You didn't tell me there was a fish and chip shop newly opened down the road!

[waggawerewolf27]

I didn't notice such a shop down the road since I had to go further up the road to the post office & shopping centre.

You didn't buy any sugar when you did the groceries, now all the tea drinkers are moaning about not having any sweeteners.

[Courtenay]

I don't take sugar in my tea, so I didn't think of it.

You left the screen door open and now the house is full of mozzies.

(mosquitoes to the rest of you)

[waggawerewolf27]

I'd just finished fixing the front door locks , when I discovered a huge hole in the wire netting in the screen door which needs replacing.

You threw out all the fridge magnets, now I can't find the handyman's phone number.

[Courtenay]

I'm installing a new fridge with a wooden door to match all the kitchen cupboards, so no more magnets, sorry.

You forgot to water my pot plants while I was on holiday and they all died.

[waggawerewolf27]

I'm sorry, but I've had trouble with my feet for a week whilst you were away, & the neighbour I asked to water them, simply forgot, being too busy.

Why didn't you try to keep in touch, to find out what was going on, when I didn't have your phone number?

[Arwen_Daeneri31]

I lost all electronic devices when I moved house and didn't have time to re-establish contact.

You forgot to tell me of when my flight to New Zealand was, now I won't get to visit the shire.

[waggawerewolf27]

I heard over the news that all flights to New Zealand had been cancelled to New Zealand because of bad smoke & dust clouds from Australian bushfires & will therefore have to be rescheduled.

You didn't fix the leaking garden tap I kept telling you about.

[Arwen_Daeneri31]

I couldn't find the tools to fix it with so I left it for now.

You lost my 4th Doctor scarf and sonic, now I have to get a different Halloween costume.

[King_Erlian]

The Fourth Doctor has regenerated - go as the Fifth Doctor.

You used up all my stamps and I have important letters that need to be posted today.

[Courtenay]

I was posting something heavy that had to go to the other side of the world and cost a lot of postage — and the recipient is an avid stamp collector, so...

You fiddled about with my computer and deleted the whole of the novel I'm writing (I knew I shouldn't have put off doing a backup... ).

[Arwen_Daeneri31]

I wasn't paying attention and pushed the wrong button, you could check the recycle bin?

You didn't remind me to set my alarm, now I'm late for a job interview.

[Wunderkind_Lucy]

Oh, didn't I tell you? They called to reschedule the interview for tomorrow because their electricity went out.

You forgot to buy canned pumpkin and now I can't try the new pumpkin cake recipe I found.

~Wunder

[Courtenay]

I live in the UK and we don't have canned pumpkin over here. (Or any other sort, usually, apart from butternut, strangely enough... the Brits just don't do pumpkin, for some reason.)

You left the hot tap running and now we're out of hot water.

[Ryadian]

Isn't that the only way to get cold water?

You left the dirty dishes on the table, so the dog knocked them all over the floor and now they're broken!