Ah, me old mate Bobster.
Not an ATC. How hard it must be to exist on less than $100,000 a year. How do you cope? Guess you must drink , dare I say, Jacob's Creek! How ghastly.
One must learn to disassociate oneself from the poor..
Sense of proportion? Oh, look, there's a 747 about to pass close to an A340 - oh my god, 600 people in danger - turn left immediately - oh, shock horror, another 600 people at risk - give me a break.
They're returns on a screen, for god's sake. Who cares how many people on board. If you're worried - don't become a controller!
Ah my old mate Kaptin M.
So, a Sydney controller was REEEEAAAALLLLY busy. Better recant what I said.
Should have known he/she actually had ...wait for it.. 5 aircraft on frequency!
Stop touching the old fella and pay attention.
Forget who was at the end of the microphone.
An aircraft asked an underworked, overpaid controller for a clearance and was pointblank refused.
YOU are paid to provide a service - NOT to DISCRIMINATE.
You failed - live with it.