Loving this little spat!!! What you are reading here is a culture difference between the old NATS boys club and the new NATS business driven beast we have today.
I have been knocking around in NATS 20 plus years now, and remember the " boys " club, but you have to change with the times, obviously a bit difficult if you are retired or no longer in the company.
Keep the posts going guys, it's fun.