Am I being rude?

I love it when I'm gaffing up a pole at 16 feet with a 30 lb belt (very attention demanding) and someone says hi or asks what I'm doing up there. WTF you think I'm doing up here with a tool belt on and a big orange hard hat that says TELEPHONE on it? Yeah. Im gonna stop what I'm doing and chat with you.....I usually ignore them until I'm belted off and then casually ask "who are you?"