@Herod, you were obviously one of the good guys: the sort that when you see their name as you check in you smile and think, fantastic! he is a nice guy and it will be a good day. The majority of pilots I fly with are good guys/gals, (and one trainer who taught me really was an actual sky god - a terrific bloke), but there are the occasional idiots with an inflated ego and sense of self importance.
They are reducing in numbers now, but there were too many Captains who thought they were a sky god. Not realising that the only reason the entire crew, the ground staff, the fueller, the dispatcher, Operations, passengers etc, etc, appeared to respect them and look up to them was not because they were actually a sky god*, (or even good pilots), but that legally they are responsible for the flight, so their decision is final.
*(they were/are in fact annoying little twats, who if they were not my boss and they behaved liked that in a bar, would get punched).