Easy I think the problem wasn't about wearing a hard hat but the fact they wanted to sell him one.
Dumb D I wonder if you may have been able to ask to borrow one from the guy, but you had already soured the deal by arguing the point of there "was no sign or previous warning". Maybe if it went something like this,
" No sir I was unaware of this new policy . If you would be kind enough to loan me one as I drove a long way to come to your yard and have a couple hard hats back at my shop."
That encounter cost you profit by losing your cool. Being in business you take even more crap from people then if you worked for someone. If you work for a boss you only have him to answer to. Being the boss you must answer to everyone in a professional manor.
The yard you are dealing with must be some very nice folks! They are paying about $0.047 a pound for your steel, that is less then half then the current going rate! I bet they would loan you a hard hat!
Well welcome to the board. Hope this will help.
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