My negative ATC experience...

[Maurus]

If you believe a controller was intentionally antagonizing you, call the facility and talk to a supervisor or manager about it.

It doesn't work so well when it was the supervisor that was the culprit.

 

[ATC RET 2003]

It doesn't work so well when it was the supervisor that was the culprit.

Everybody in the FAA has a boss... work your way up the chain.

 

[Scandinavian13]

No ATC facility is going to risk separation or impede other traffic because your aircraft is sub-standard, you don't have to go flying.

It's easier to hold someone on the ground than to keep something moving around in the air.

For the future, remember intersection departure phraseology. It'll help you out in readbacks because you'll be familiar with what's being thrown at you (similar to why pilots should remember clearance format - CRAFT - and vectored approach clearance format - PTAC).

An intersection departure clearance will be one of the following:

e. State the runway intersection when authorizing an aircraft to taxi into position to hold or when clearing an aircraft for takeoff from an intersection.

PHRASEOLOGY
- RUNWAY (number) AT (taxiway designator) (further instructions as needed).
- RUNWAY (number) AT (taxiway designator), POSITION AND HOLD.

If requested or required:
- RUNWAY (number) AT (taxiway designator) INTERSECTION DEPARTURE, (remaining length) FEET AVAILABLE.

JO 7710.65T
3-7-1 (e)

There are many facilities that require the latter, so expect to hear the full deal, unless it's standard ops (JFK's 22R at F departures, for example).
"N12345, Runway 1C at Y8 intersection, 11000 feet available, cleared for takeoff."​

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[z987k]

Why did you have to stay at 3000 and then 4000 when your plane was running semi-warm - but apparently not into the red? You don't have to climb full power, even in a 172. You also don't have to climb at Vy all that way to cruise.