Just another example of why the FAA needs to do something about the professionalism, or lack of, with the JFK tower. Yes, we've all heard the sad story of controllers working long days, etc. Well, guess what, welcome to the US. Transmissions get missed, get stepped on, etc. That's no excuse to start pouting and tell everyone on the frequency that you're just going to stop working for a minute. The JetBlue pilot was absolutely correct to ask the controller a question. That's a good rule among professional pilots. If there's any question or doubt as to the taxi clearance or our position, we'll just stop the aircraft and talk to ATC. When ATC responds with a sarcastic comment like that, all it does it bring things to a grinding halt.
Yes, this is one of the many reasons that I cry when I see JFK pop up on my schedule. I'll take LGA any day. It's like night and day between the 2.