in reply to The worst excuse I have ever heard is:

Too late for the original poll, but I feel the Monasteriat would wish to know the latest: It was the tree's fault (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8603783/Workmen-erect-street-light-middle-TREE-bosses-blame-tree-blunder.html).

Regards,

John Davies

Update 2021-12-09: And we have another contender: the wrong kind of wind. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10290621/Wrong-kind-wind-blamed-blackout-left-thousands-families-without-power-week.html

Update 2022-01-15: Another one: the wrong kind of sunlight. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10404837/Now-train-operators-blame-wrong-kind-SUNLIGHT-rail-chaos.html

Update 2022-04-07: The wrong kind of air. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10695233/Cracks-Hitachi-Class-800-trains-caused-excess-movement-salt-corrosion.html

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Re^2: The worst excuse I have ever heard is:
by syphilis (Archbishop) on Aug 15, 2020 at 14:02 UTC
    Seems a bit unfair for the article to describe the workmen as "bungling" when they were probably only doing exactly what they had been asked to do.
    The Council probably realized that the workmen's actions were beyond reproach - which is the reason that they had to blame the tree. (No other alternative !!)

    Donald would be proud of the Council's response.

    Cheers,
    Rob
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