“Amazing how fast they turned those into scrap. Bet they had a large contingent of eager beaver illegals on the job.”
Soon after I replaced a water heater I had a couple of guys ring my doorbell asking if they could take the old one (it was visible from the sidewalk, but you really had to be looking; it was at the far end of a long driveway). I let them have it, but was a bit perturbed that they’d even seen it; they must have been casing homes looking for stuff, and maybe only rang the bell because my car was in front.
This is the “new normal”.
Look at the bright side.
A lot of places they would be removing the wheels and tires from your car, LOL.