We have a neighbour like this Thompson. He's sixty and works constantly from dawn til dusk cutting hedges and using his tractor. He can be funny and friendly, but often has an outburst of red hot anger. My strategy is to say nothing and merely smile. I find it a bit intimidating. My husband prefers to erupt back at him quite aggressively,which makes him back down. I think a muscular man (eg husband) can make this angry behaviour stop, but as a rather timid old lady, a smile and silence works well. (In 'Norfolkspeak' "Yew orter say narthing bor!"