Can I help you

Disconnects are a great way to start the day.   You don't have to talk to anyone, and it lets you get to a job at 8 am with no drama.

I arrive at a disconnect and park in the circle court of a dead end street.  I put out my cones, and am getting my tool belt on when the neighbor drives up and parks near me.  He gets out, and approaches.  

"Can I help you?"  he asks, with anger in his brows.

"Nope."  I smile and start walking toward the pedestal, my van clicking locked.  
"You can't park there!"  He replies.
I look back at my van., and then at him.  "Yes, I can."
"I'm going to call the cops!"
"Ok."  still walking to do the job, approaching the fence.  "Call em, I'll be done and gone in 10 minutes."
Grumbling.  "Oh, Ok.  If you're not gone in 10 minutes, I'll have them out here!"  and he storms off.

I get done, and sit there for 15 minutes.  I notice him looking out window, and smile.  

The guy had a theft tag on his line, which marked him as having been a previous stealer of cable at some point.