I used to think that people who lived on streets with "NO OUTLET" signs did not have any electricity. I couldn't figure out why anyone would buy those houses.
A childhood belief about road signs

others believed things like this
- i used to believe that the no outlet signs meant that noone in that section of the street had electricityAnon
- As a kid, I thought "No Outlet" signs meant the houses past that point didn't have any electrical outlets.— Julie
- Up until I was 17 I thought that 'no outlet' signs meant that the steet didn't have any streetlights.— Kelsey
- It never occured to me as a child that teachers lived in houses. I thought they lived at school...— Heidi, Pittsburgh, PA
- I used to believe that the "no outlet" sign on roads was a warning to people driving electric cars.— c
- Having seen enough red octagonal STOP signs in my time, I used to look out for green circular GO signs.— Gary