Nice to see it staying fairly pleasant! As someone with a foot in both camps the only answer on a good gliding day (problem here already, how many non gliding GA pilots can recognise a boomer?) is to keep your eyes on stalks. Gliders are very difficult to spot especially against a cloud background where they are most likely to be. I've had what you would call 'Crikey I saw him late' moments even though I'm a glider pilot and I know where they are liable to be etc.
It's part of the risk assesment you take when you fly I'm afraid. If it's a cracking day I tend to go on top anyway if airspace permits, you don't meet many gliders on the other side of the clouds.
Re the glider pilots who find talking to ATC units distracting, it's also distracting for powered pilots when the cockpit workload is high too.
As to the OP comments, I take it they were tongue in cheek?
Edit: Bad Bear, you don't have to be forceful about anything; if you're not in CAS just call en route to wherever and leaving the frequency.
Last edited by thing; 28th Jun 2013 at 20:08.