Juan Tripp, Tiramisu,
Don't be disheartened! Juan, I absolutely get where you're coming from WRT the hats but, as you'll know well enough, good, experienced crew (and especially SCCMs) can rise above that and provide (and have) a great experience. At the risk of being flippant, if nothing else, it means that the coiffure can always remain immaculate!
As for the rest, can I just wholeheartedly exhort you to do as you say you will in the new year. In my perception, one of the biggest problems for those who backed BA is that they have, on more than the odd occasion, tended to be a little reticent in the face of the yellow pen wavers. You, quite rightly, recognise that you're employed by BA and are not in the CRC, or the aeroplane, as an extension of Duncan Holley's will. I genuinely look forward to more people with the mentality you and Tiramisu display and the firm and correct management of those who think their moral outrage usurps their obligation to abide by the professional requirements of their contract.
Happily, I'm hearing of more and more like you who have finally decided that enough is enough.
Stick with it and know that there's plenty of support out there for you, both moral and professional.
MrB