I thought our old furnace (which bumped, clicked, whistled and groaned even when off) was going to come get me some night. I used to keep a glass of water by my bed to throw on it and put out the fire in it if ever I awoke to find it in my room....
A childhood belief about around the house

others believed things like this
- I didn't think you could put out a fire with hot water - only cold water would do.— Katti Pytt
- I used to believe that fire trucks were filled with water. — Renee
- Grandmother told me if I whistled in the bathroom the devil would come get me because I was whistling for him.— Peanut @ Lake Tawakoni Tx
- I used to believe that the heat from the furnace came from hell, and that it was a straight drop there.Anon
- i always thought it was Grape Balls of Fire instead of Great Balls of Fire— Courtney
- i used to belive anon was an actual person untill i clicked on it just a secon ago lol— lolz