I currently control at a class d tower, and have
NEVER refused a clearance to any VFR aircraft. I have been able to issue one at alternate levels, a few times i have had to hold
special VFR aircraft out for no more than 5 minutes in IMC conditions to facilitate IFR aircraft instrument approaches.
This crap about being refused clearances really irks me...
Yet daily i see aircraft skirting my airspace at low levels, bumping around the weeds and mountains, but for a simple clearance request they could have been cruising in smooth air.
