ACR CAPT COMPLAINS OF CTLR'S ATTITUDE IN COORD PROC IN DEP ALB ARPT.

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THIS DESCRIBED EVENT IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE HOW POOR ATC'S COM IS NOW WITH PLTS. AS WE TAXIED FROM THE TERMINAL TO RWY 1 ON TAXIWAY A; GND CTL ABRUPTLY; HASTILY AND VERY UNPROFESSIONALLY STATED 'ACR X; YOU WERE TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF INTXN D.' FOR ONE THING; WE WERE TOLD TO ONLY TAXI TO RWY 1; AND IF THERE WERE HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS; WE DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THEM. 2) WE WERE STILL 300 FT FROM APCHING 'D' TAXIWAY. I MUST SAY THE TAXIWAYS WERE SNOW COVERED. AFTER POLITELY RESPONDING TO THEIR INSTRUCTIONS; GND TOLD US TO TAXI TO RWY 1; REALIZING THEIR ERROR. NO APOLOGIES. I BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTN AS ATC IS APPEARING LESS AND LESS TO BE THE PLT'S HELPFUL FRIEND; INSTEAD; THEIR ARROGANCE IS GROWING INTO A LARGER NUMBER. CONTINUING; AFTER BEING ABUSED SO UNPROFESSIONALLY; WE GO AHEAD WITH OUR DEP ON RWY 1 AND WE INADVERTENTLY FORGET TO TURN ON OUR TRANSPONDER. DEP AGAIN RESPONDS WITH A VERY UNPROFESSIONAL REMARK TO CHK OUR TRANSPONDER ON. I EXPECT TO BE TREATED AS PROFESSIONALLY AND COURTEOUSLY AS I DO SO MYSELF TO THEM.