Fishmarket
The Chaos on clearance and grnd freqs at the metros,especially following a snarl-up due WX or R/W block/closure is a sad reflection on the level of maturity and experience(and to some extent lack of fluency in english) both on the part of the pilots and the junior controllers manning these two ATC units.
Alloting a number on first call/or a filed ETD based system would be a much more civil way of going about it......if someone cared to figure one out.
Gone are the days of clear crisp and disciplined R/T
And some airlines appear to be more prone to present norm of "mediocre yet arrogant" R/T