Sidney Hawker,
what is the SOP for setting your altimeter?
It sounds like that needs to be reviewd? from my side you dont change until you are cleard from alt to FL or the other way around that way you set it straightaway. but this is side tracking. Ever tried to apply that SOP in London area, you get guy's like fox in sox (Hy there Fox) trying to give you a climb clearance every thousend feet untill fl 120 (just kidding its FL70)if you apply those SOP's to the letter you'll be over france before you change to the right freq.
GMS: some time i think they (controlers)are either so bored or preping for a test. It looks like they acctualy wait till you start to level off and then give you an other clim for 1000 feet.
Tell me Fox in sox, is this any were near the real thing?