Sure signs....
Sorry I'm late, my grandmother is in the hospital/just died.
Sorry I'm late the traffic was awful.
Photocopying isn't included in my base salary.
I always shower for the last 1/2 hour of my shift.
That's my bus driver calling. I have to leave now.
I can't come today. I just got my period.
If GG calls again, tell him I'm not here.