Hm, I suspect we've all had bad days, and allowed that to be conveyed very occasionally in transmissions. The Manc guy just kept on going with it. I, personally, wouldn't.
Yes, certain runway inspections
are required, but in MY opinion, only
when they can be reasonably accommodated in full. Otherwise, piecemeal is it.
That's the way it works at my place, and we all rub along with that theory quite amicably.
