Oh, you could have some fun with that, Rosemary. Give the condescending tool a few minutes to really dig himself a hole by asking him about ham radio and telling him how smart he is. Then have a friend call you on your HT which is out of view. Answer with your call, and ask if he had any luck finding you an antenna analyzer that breaks the reactance into capacitive and inductive components.
I *really* like the way you think!!!

Seriously, I could share a few stories about some of the crap I've run into. Just a couple months ago, I had an Obnoxious Old Ham Guy laugh out loud IN FRONT OF SEVERAL MEN and *really* carry on about how sad it was that I had to study to pass the General because "it was so easy."
He added, "If you had to study for the General, don't even bother ever trying for the Extra."
When my male friend and I walked away, my male friend said, "What a jackass."
In other words, Obnoxious Old Ham Guy hurt himself a lot more than he hurt me.
Rose