Yup, I know all those things... It was not a lost comms situation, she
answered my call (finally) with an order to remain clear of her
airspace... And for about 10 milliseconds I considered squawking 7700
to force her hand, but decided against it as I knew I could slip down
through the cloud deck without major risk... All the way around Lake
Michigan I was picturing the various tortures of the damned for her and
relishing my revenge... It was late night by the time we got home and
the next day was back to running my business after being gone and by
the time I got the deck cleared there I had cooled down... No one was
endangered - because I made appropriate decisions... So, I made one
final decision to just drop it...

If it had been night, or I was solid IFR in thick stuff, I would have
hit the 7700 button and let the cards fall where they might...
Cheers ... Denny