At a UK regional airport not known for very efficient ATC if they asked me at the holding point if I was 'ready', and I had 30 seconds to go until the second engine was ready (2 mins after start) I would tell them I was because if I didn't they would instruct me to hold and clear an aircraft at 5 miles to land. Is that wrong when I know that it will take at least 30 seconds to enter the runway and complete the lineup checklist before applying take off thrust?
Where exactly does pregnancy come into it Mr A and C?
That YouTube clip seems like it has been edited to discredit the BA crew. I think you really would need to know where the aircraft actually was when the 'vacate the runway' calls were made. If as I suspect they hadn't actually entered it then all these calls for them to be burnt at the stake for not vacating when instructed fall down a bit. And she did decide to make her point when they were probably doing their lineup checklist which is not ideal. I do think that some here are blowing this out of proportion.