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    Inspiration



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    Inspiration

    Has anybody really inspired you to be better.

    Many, many years ago I left a small family run fridge
    company and joined a large industrial company.

    I went from working on compressors I could carry to
    compressors I could sit inside.

    Anyway one cold room had ongoing issues that we could
    not bottom out so a consultant was brought in.

    I, being the youngest was given the job of assisting this guy.

    I learnt more from that guy in a week than in the previous
    seven years (including college). He inspired me to be better
    and he encouraged me to look at the system as a whole and
    not, just individual components that are bolted together.

    He's not around any more sadly and I don't think he knew how
    much influence he had on me, but he inspired me to be better and
    I always remember the week I was his apprentice.

    Regards

    Rob

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    Re: Inspiration

    Not so much inspired as admired, all the crusty old fridgies that I was allowed to assist. In reality they were not crusty, nor old, but just adults and me a smart arsed upstart.
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    Re: Inspiration

    Quote Originally Posted by Rob White View Post
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    Inspiration

    Has anybody really inspired you to be better.

    Many, many years ago I left a small family run fridge
    company and joined a large industrial company.

    I went from working on compressors I could carry to
    compressors I could sit inside.

    Anyway one cold room had ongoing issues that we could
    not bottom out so a consultant was brought in.

    I, being the youngest was given the job of assisting this guy.

    I learnt more from that guy in a week than in the previous
    seven years (including college). He inspired me to be better
    and he encouraged me to look at the system as a whole and
    not, just individual components that are bolted together.

    He's not around any more sadly and I don't think he knew how
    much influence he had on me, but he inspired me to be better and
    I always remember the week I was his apprentice.

    Regards

    Rob

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    Nice ...

    you are a lucky guy ... we too because you are here with us and we can learn from you what you learned from that nice man ... his approach was very good ...

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    Re: Inspiration

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    Regards

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    Re: Inspiration

    me i have worked along with guys like that they are great and happy to share their skills met many whose heads are so far up their bottoms,me i love passing on my knowledge to those who want to listen to it .

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    Re: Inspiration

    gotta give respect to stormin norman dawson - who taught me about chillers and damien smith now at carrier-both inspirational people,also respect to the mutants ive also had experiences with - best 1 was some dude from rochdale who after diagnosing a faulty contactor,with overload,auxillary contacts- instead of writing down terminal numbers or marking the cables with insulation tape- actually drew the contactor!!!!!!! - same chiller at barclays bank leeds- didnt recognise the arrangement of shorting links on the compressor terminals - he was going to change em!!!!!!!!-thing had been chuggin away for 20yr no problems!

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