Air Traffic Control

I am getting more annoyed with many mundane things but the thing that is really got me hot under the collar today was ATC. Today arriving in Amsterdam we were told to turn left 10 degrees and to report the heading. My colleague was working hard dealing with the turbulance, trying to slow down but he turned the heading but the wrong way. I hesitated for a second before telling ATC the heading. The controller said, "Do the maths before talking". I was sent into a rage, this controller sitting in an air conditioned room, drinking coffee has no idea of my situation. I lashed out with a, Errr we have a little issue in the cockpit. I just wish I could have come up with a rapid put down. Arent ATC supposed to help us? Why do they want to score points over us. Maybe they are just failed pilots.

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