You're not saving any $$ on gas by me acknowledging your initial check in. if anything....if you **** me off enough with the "blocked" stuff you may end up spending extra $$ on gas as I make you now be the loser of any potential tiebreaker situation. [/QUOTE]

Been there done that, just because I don't have the time to wait for the drawn out readback. But, once in a while I get so irritated that I'm motivated to make you first just to get you out of my airspace and off the frequency. Most times, however, if you act like you know what's going on, turn, climb or decend when it's asked for rather that waiting 5 miles, I'm more apt to trust you in a situation that may be tight. That how you become #1.