Politely Rude

Another neighbor came near to me when the lot was empty and I was standing there with a friend discussing construction methods. "What are you doing here? No, I'm curious, really. What are you DOING here?" she asked.

"Minding my business, what about you?" I wanted to badly tell the nosy woman. I decided to hold my tongue as I'm too busy getting settled in to deal with a pitchfork-wielding mob right now. I shall add her to my "list".

In the meantime, she inspired me to construct a sturdy wall around the parcel...