Since my husband is a HS ref I can honestly say that there are a lot of idiots, but there are also a lot of good ones. My husband is one of the few that still believe in a warning unless it is an obvious foul. Perhaps if more people did complain to their local assignors (in writing)then some of these idiots could be cleared out. People like the aforementioned ref give all refs a bad name.
PS- you ain't kidding about the money part!