I thought the "To Let" signs on buildings meant they were public toilets.
A childhood belief about in the street

others believed things like this
- I used to think 'To Let' on disused office buildings meant they were big toilets.— Tracey
- I always though as a kid that "To Let" signs were public conveniences with an I missing. Really.— Col
- I used to think that in public toilets, the cleaning lady actually lived in the supply cupboard.Anon
- Up until I was 17 I thought that 'no outlet' signs meant that the steet didn't have any streetlights.— Kelsey
- As a kid, I thought "No Outlet" signs meant the houses past that point didn't have any electrical outlets.— Julie
- When I was a kid, I used to believe that the "ped x-ing" signs meant "pediatrician crossing."— Jessica