HEATHROW DIRECTOR - gee, I'm sorry but I'm flying to so many different places around the globe that I can't always remember what speeds to expect when I'm flying into that mess they call Heathrow - so if you tell me 160 to 4, and I decide that I can't do it, then tough 'cos that'll be exactly when I tell you - NOT BEFORE....
I'll do what I can to help - but hey, it's my aeroplane!!
Ranamin, ATC offer us a service, which the airlines pay for - but just remember who's the guy carrying the can. It's not the chap in the tower...