Knew I shouldn't have drunk all that red wine last night
what is wrong with the see and be seen principal of VFR flight
Nothing in theory, but sometimes especially in busy airspace you just DONT see all the traffic, not through lack of trying.
I'm sure you're not "miserable b**tards" at all, I think he was just generalizing that sometimes its not even worth asking as you know the respone you'll get [especially from certain facilities
].
Cheers
EA