It's that time of year again - no it's not. It doesn't matter if the snow just fell or the kids just got out of school or anywhere in between, everybody needs time off. Sometimes for no good reason. Even God rested on the 7th day. And for those of you who scoff, well, even Tom Cruise laid low for a few weeks after his daughter was born. We here at Chaser take vacations cause we say so. But here are a few good stories to tell your boss, or to convince yourself it's ok to unwind for once.
 

Burn out
You're the "go-to" guy for your company. Everyone loves you and everyone depends on you. But that also means everyone expects you to help them when they don't know left from right. And you obviously don't know any better or else you would have invented Google and you'd be your own boss sittin' pretty.

Thus, you feel anxiety on Sundays because you know you have to go back into the gravel pit the next day, you loathe buzzwords and holiday parties, and you think you're going to collapse if someone asks just one more favor of you.

Get out of there! Yes, the place may fall apart without you, but use that to your advantage! Tell your boss you're burned out and you don't know what you'll do if you can't take a week off. Insinuate you're out the door if you don't catch a break soon. Ask for a raise while you're at it.

You just lost your job.
You could stay home, worry, and count your pennies, or you can fool your friends into thinking that you are totally okay with being unemployed and embark on a fabulous adventure (where you will sit in your hotel room/tent, worry, and count your pennies/dinars.)

You're Canadian
Hockey season may be your favourite time of the year but once your mukluks are drowning in snow, you realize there's a down-side to the frozen north that not even free medicare can fix. Trade your Molson Canadian for a strawberry daiquiri and toss your toque in the nearest snow bank. Count your colorful Monopoly money and sled over to your travel agent. It's aboot time you get some sun, eh!

You're not planning on going back home

Sometimes the best vacations are the ones that are permanent. At some point in your life you have felt that what you call home has been all used up and has nothing left to offer. You dream of what lies on the horizon. You dream of the big exotic places that have unlimited potential. When your boss asks how long you will be gone you simply say, "Indefinitely".

All your friends are doing it

Whether it's spring break or "you just need a break", face it, girls just want to have fun. So do boys. Even more so. You don't need an occasion, season, or holiday. Matter of fact, you're more likely to get the time off if there is no occasion, because there probably won't be anyone else taking vacation then. If your friends are getting together and they want you in, just do it. Likely there won't be another chance for a while. And if your friends got the leave granted, so can you. Thus, you don't need to feel nervous about asking for the time off. Power in numbers, baby.

You just got dumped.
Someone you adore just tore your heart out of your chest and ripped it to shreds. After the typical post-mortem ritual of continuous drinking, moaning, and passing out, what else is there to do? Run away. Run as far as you can and leave the memories you shared together behind you. Head to a tropical isle with single and available fellow tourists running rampant and looking for a good time. You've earned yourself a vacation fling!

You wet your pants in public.

Whilst out at your favorite redneck pub you suddenly have an uncontrollable urge in your pants. Unfortunately it wasn’t a flash back from the last time you saw boobs but a slight booze related problem with your wang. The smell runs ramped through the bar and everyone points and laughs whilst you shamefully head for the door. It’s time to get the fuck out of town and go on vacation. Chaser suggests a one month cooling off period for such an event.