When my sister was young she was afraid to go to the basement and get anything from there by herself. She was afraid of the ice lady Thing is the ice lady lived in the furnace.
A childhood belief about basements

others believed things like this
- I used to think that Chris de burgh song Lady in red was Lady in Bread
— Omega-R-Fox - My Brother used to think that Chris de Burgh was singing 'Lady in bed' instead of lady in red'— Kerry, Manchester
- I used to think the song "dude looks like a lady" by aerosmith was "doodles like a lady"— I used to believe
- I used to believe the song "Dude Looks Like A Lady" said "Do It Like A Lady"— jvf
- I used to think that in public toilets, the cleaning lady actually lived in the supply cupboard.Anon
- My sister told me that Fraggles lived in our basement. I used to sit down there forever so I could see them. — Suzie