eventually the harassed and busy controller cleared him to fly at 10,000ft on 1013mb
A bit OTT? How much effort for the controller to snap back "that's 10,000 feet at 1013 QNH" when Vince said he couldn't understand FL100?
Without commenting on the validity of some of the "evidence" presented here this thread is a refreshing and entertaining addition to a forum this was rather dull of late.