It was a Tuesday night, I had just finished writing a post and went out the front to water my lawn. It was half an hour to midnight, I like to water my lawn by hand at night as the water soaks in overnight and it allows me to think as I hold the hose.

A man was walking across the street, I viewed him as he crossed the road before he decided to turn around and come back to me. He wanted to buy a cigarette from me, I replied that I don’t smoke but that didn’t seem to be enough for him. He wouldn’t take no for an answer so I turned the hose off so he could hear me clearly. I told him again that I do not smoke, I do not have any cigarettes and that is because I have never smoked. He then tried to be smart and ask why I was watering the lawn when it was green, I replied that this is exactly the reason it is green.

He became angry because he thought I replied with whatever, I started to reply but then I thought, hang on, I don’t need to explain myself to this guy. He kept standing but I wasn’t engaging this guy and turned my nozzle back on and returned to watering duties. He then rattled on that I would love to hose him down, he threatened me to not hose him down as he stood there. I just ignored this guy as this was going nowhere, I made sure that I kept an eye on him just in case he became violent and lunged at me.

He wanted to engage in stupid conversation but I was interested. He then asked me if I was angry and began asking that question repeatedly, he then started to taunt me calling me angry. He engaged in taunting, I could not tell if he was drunk, on drugs or just a simpleton. He didn’t appear to be to be slurring his words so I guess it wasn’t alcohol, I am pretty sure he was a simpleton and mixed with the drugs he most likely took made him especially difficult to deal with. So as he tired of me and storming off calling me angry over and over, I could go back to watering my lawn without the interruptions.