And, at one point he got an...interesting...job.
These days, as I understand, if the tank is less
than pristine, they coat the inside in some sort
of spray-on material. The tank is 2mm smaller in
all internal dimensions but is once again water-tight.
Fuel-tight? Anyway.

This was not the case in olden days. No. What
you'd do was, you'd call the local fire
department(dunno why, not like they could do much...),
empty out the tank good and thorough, don a mask,
climb through the top "hatch"....and weld it tight.

Now, as noted, "clean good and thorough" etc,
but still. You almost certainly could not get it
bright shiny clean. Which means you kicked off an
oxy-acetylene torch in a confined space with at
least SOME gas fumes. See what I meant about
"dunno why the fire department"? If it had gone in
an unfortunate direction, they could have done
essentially dick.

Working with my dad in the summers was fun, but wow...

...!
Stoke Mandeville, Esq & The
Victorian Ballsmiths
"Nobody Want Verdigris-
Covered Balls!"