5 Miles - just got back from a long weekend and saw your.
"I don't apologise to anyone who received a "did I say when ready? go down now" as a response"
I have no time for pilots who think it is macho to talk to controllers/ cabin crew or anyone else in that fashion. Crew Resource Management was introduced as a result of accidents (Kegworth et al) where that kind of parent child attitude was identified as a major link in the chain....without it many more people would be alive today.
Yes this is at the extreme end of the spectrum, but whichever way you cut it that statement has no place in aviation.What do your procedures say about making condescending comments over the airwaves?