Agra. I can see why you are so agro. Never said not to call ATC. Just the opposite.
I wasn't aggro when the day started!
But then I sought a quiet read of the day's musings from fellow aviation tragics, and was instead assailed by yet more unsubstantiated drivel.
Just don't make self announcements on ATC frequencies
Says bloody who? Not ATC, that's for sure. There's only one voice pushing that line, and it's becoming increasingly lonely. The rest of us are doing our best to work within the existing system so that everyone is on the same page, instead of applying our own arbitrary policies. If you'd ever spent time doing this for a job, you'd have some idea of how important that is.