The following chapters contain a unique history that can never be repeated. When you read and enjoy my words and stories, you will find out why there is a world as we know it now.

Many items created for a certain purpose to solve one problem worked better doing another function. Many of my faults like poor vision and a few other problems became an asset for me in the refrigeration industry.

It forced me to learn the hard way. Our mechanical part of the industry was introduced in 1773.

It became an essential part of life in 1936 and blossomed to become a necessity for all first world countries. At least 96 percent of this book is off the top of my head and dedicated to entry-level engineers and refrigeration mechanics of all types.

I am eighty-five years old and was involved with the tools at the age of thirteen years old. I was forced to retire at the age of eighty-three from six-day work weeks due to a heart problem.

The six chapters and the eight files within each chapter do not need a reading order. Start anywhere and learn the hard way, as I did, but do it without having the failures that I experienced.

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