Oi granny he's allowed to take the piss.
OK MJ, as long as you are happy but if he oversteps the mark just let me know.
I don't think you will have much trouble from that ATCO - unless you are going to be helping him get current again.
To be fair to the SCAT FISOs, it was a talk by one of them and someone from ScMil several years ago which gave me the confidence to call D&D as soon as I had problems. The oft repeated
"CALL US EARLY!!! Please do not leave it to the last moment. We would much sooner sort out a minor problem than have to ask someone to go out and pick up the pieces" That, and their reassurance that nobody would get into trouble if they called 121.5 for something which eventually proved to be minor.