I went to condition orange right away... a plan deal with a confrontation was running through my mind without even consciously trying to think about it.
I acknowledged him verbally and gave him a what are YOU doing here look
The guy stopped. Raised the object in his right hand and took a measurement of my neighbors gas meter... then turned and walked away back towards the street. "Center Point Energy" was on the BACK of his shirt...
Center Point's real guys are kinda shady looking.