Briefing Dilemma

Kyle,

You asked for something specific, "Standard Briefing" this means that the
person providing you weather information is required to give you certain
information. To then tell the briefer, "I don't care about that", "I don't
need that" doesn't sound very professional. You didn't ask for what you
really wanted. Think of this this way:

You call the briefer and ask for a "standard briefing" then say I don't need
this and that and the other thing when he asks questions needed to give you
what you just asked for. (not professional) So he shrugs and doesn't give
you the information. You take off and fly into a mess (even on a clear
day), your wings fall off and you crash. Where do you think that the law
suits will go? You asked for a standard briefing and didn't get all of
those elements... Okay, dumb story but there is a point in there somewhere.

As others have pointed out either, (1.) ask for an area forcast and give
them a block of altitudes that you suspect that you might play in or (2) ask
for an abrieviated forcast and list the things you want to hear.

Everybody is happy.

Carl