Doug Vetter writes:

When I put on my CFI cap and told him that I needed a full standard
briefing for training purposes he balked and said "well, I have a
lot of other people waiting". [...]

Consider it from his point of view. Delaying other folks' calls may
negatively impact *their* safety.

And a clear sign of things to come if we let these damn airline
lobbyists privatize ATC.

That's a bit of a leap, isn't it?

- FChE