well said. The pilots certainly have a vested interest in landing safely, plus probably do not want to extend their working shift any longer than the rest of us with our own jobs.
I'll take a safe landing over any perceived b.s. the pilots may choose to announce.

Anyway, had a decent crew a few weeks ago (ORD-EWR) explain the additional delays we had to endure on the ground before take off. First, boarding took too long so we missed our window, plus the expected ORD traffic put us back more once we "got in line".

Have not had any odd-ball announcements from a UA/CO crew in awhile...