Just to add to the story real quick:
I use "old geezer" term affectionately. He fit the definition perfectly. He was a old, grouchy, beer drinking, chain smoking, not afraid to cuss out a kid, wonderful old man.
We did develop an odd kind of friendship. I came over at a later date to steal from his garden again and he saw me. So i pretended to be looking at the work I did and its progress. He gave me candy and soda so I started coming over to say hi on a regular basis.
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