On Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 8:26:56 PM UTC-5, Don Y wrote:

I carried old (gas) hot water heater out to curb -- and a
guy stopped to ask if he could have it before I'd even
walked away from it! "Sure! Do you need a hand getting
it into your truck?"

....as I was told by a plumber many yrs ago..."it's a "water heater"...you wouldn't have to heat "hot water"! I didn't laugh either! ¯\_(Š™ï¸¿Š™)_/¯