It was a rude tone.
That's the part I couldn't convey in my post. I don't remember the exact words, but when I say "Excuse me." It wasn't a quiet "Hi, sorry to bother you, but.." it was more of a belligerant "Excuse ME"
To help you visualize, she was African American and she used the stereotypical african american woman tone. You know the one.
Sadly, those stereotypes live and breathe down here :p
Many of them are my neighbors :p