The Centres are busy doing what centres do...and our 'trivial requests' take a low priority to someone whose 'core business' is trying to separate
You literally sweat when an amended forecast is issued. 'General broadcast, amended area forecast area 21 available' then.......'Centre, ABC request amended forecast' This sort of stuff should not be disseminated on control frequencies...........But Dick knows best doesn't he?
Griffo, it's not trivial stuff, (as you know

) some of the info is critical at times. It's a system that costs a lot more done by an ATC when it could be done by a flighto.