"Ron Natalie"

If you were outside Class B, bull****. That area, above 1000' is class B
airspace or a control zone. Nothing but the word "cleared" is a
clearance. It may have happened. But you were in violation because the
controller, whatever he meant, didn't clear you into Class B.

Control Zones haven't existed in a decade.

Oops! I'm from Canada. We still have them.

moo