tyler durdan and Quoll - I like your line of reasoning. This pretty much sums it up:
[QUOTE][/You should either be controlled in controlled airspace, or recieving a traffic service In uncontrolled airspace. But not both. QUOTE]
Class E has always been a half-baked solution which frustrates a lot of IFR pilots while pretty much allowing VFR to do as they please in areas where they probably shouldn't be doing as they please...