Excuses?! Help needed!

Fanfan

Hi everyone

Im ment to be going away with my football team next weekend to Cork but I have a problem I DON’T have the money to go. We all promised that we would go to this weekend so I really don’t know how to get out of it. I will be going down for the Friday night as I can afford to go down for one night but must come home next morning with my return train ticket. Anyone got any good excuses to what I can say for why I must go home on Saturday morning and why I cant stay that extra evening. Saying im broke is not a option. Surely somebody has been stuck like this before so if anyone has any advice it would be great!

Thanks in advance
Mark

comer_97

if they don't accept that you are broke what will they accept? Why bother with an excuse, you are broke!

nialo

Blunt honesty. Your broke. Your going home. Deal with it.

BaZmO*

Fanfan wrote:

Saying im broke is not a option

Why not?

Miss Fluff

Fanfan wrote:

Hi everyone

Im ment to be going away with my football team next weekend to Cork but I have a problem I DON’T have the money to go. We all promised that we would go to this weekend so I really don’t know how to get out of it. I will be going down for the Friday night as I can afford to go down for one night but must come home next morning with my return train ticket. Anyone got any good excuses to what I can say for why I must go home on Saturday morning and why I cant stay that extra evening. Saying im broke is not a option. Surely somebody has been stuck like this before so if anyone has any advice it would be great!

Thanks in advance
Mark

Either tell them you are skint or you have to come back on Saturday for a family function.

comer_97

you have to work, you have to pick someone up from the airport. some member of your family is visiting from swaziland and you have to see them before they go back.....

i'd stick with broke though!

event

he isnt going to tell them he is broke, he has said that

OP: a family function, a work thing, not feeling well, something with the GF if have one, etc

Fanfan

Cant tell them im broke coz who ever is in the room with me is going to have to pay the bill for the Saturday night and this fella wont be to happy. I don’t think a family function will work because I would known in advance and didn’t mention anything to them about one.

King of Kings

Fanfan wrote:

Cant tell them im broke coz who ever is in the room with me is going to have to pay the bill for the Saturday night and this fella wont be to happy. I don’t think a family function will work because I would known in advance and didn’t mention anything to them about one.

then you are shafting them and you will cos yourself world of grief.
You better be honest now before the trip or they'll kill you. I would if I was your room-mate

Stabshauptmann

Let them know as soon as possible so they can start thinking of ways to solve the problem. You want a way to shaft someone without getting caught, no help from me. Let them know you wont be able to go.

Gran Hermano

Tell them your boyfriend is flying in on Saturday night and you
need to race home on a 'service call'.. Cant see the lads on the footie
team objecting too much to your premature departure. Plus the mate
who you're stiffing for the full bill for Saturday's accommodation will
probably be happy to have the room to himself.

daiixi

OP: The right thing to do is pay for your share of the room for the Saturday night whether you're there or not. You can't expect someone who thinks he only has to pay 50% to fork out 100% of the cost of the room because you can't save up your money for something you've known about for ages.
If you really can't afford to go then tell them you're sick and fork out for your share of the room anyway.

BeardyGit

Read my "4-Steps-to-avoid-being-a-complete-arsehole-guide" as follows:

1. Get a refund on your train ticket. Irish Rail will give you a refund if you just go up to the ticket desk in Heuston Station or wherever.
2. Now put whatever money you have set aside to spend on Friday night (no bull**** now, you have a few quid for beer and burgers) with the ticket money.
3. Add the money for the Friday night accomodation that you say you can afford.
4. Hand it to the organiser and tell him you've to stay around because you simply can't afford the trip, but don't want to leave anyone else stuck paying your bill - Cover the cost of the two nights accomodation at least so nobody else gets stung for it.

When you've done that, stay at home, broke, and think about what you were going to do. Team me arse. Selfish carry on lad, and you know it. You deserve more than a few harsh words for thinking about shafting a team-mate. Do the right thing now and have some self respect.