Inane was probably a bit rich, but they know I have no plan in the system, otherwise they would not need to ask
Captain Midnight, well said however ... VFR is at the bottom end of the pecking order anyway and my plan, lodged at 8 AM is unlikely to reflect an accurate arrival time come late afternoon anyway. Struth, I have stopped for fuel, stopped for lunch and generally been, to put it bluntly, a dawdling VFR pilot, in no particular hurry to arrive anywhere. So without an accurate arrival time how can they plan to sequence me anyway? I am always happy to orbit, drop below the steps, go in via a different point or whatever, so why is the plan such a help?