I used to believe that if there were men doing roadworks outside my house, I couldn't go outside or they would put me in the manhole and put the cover back on and leave me there, and that this was something they routinely did.
A childhood belief about in the street
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that weasels routinely nested in the glove compartments of cars.— Ven
- my sister used to tell me that manhole covers were direct portals to hell.— autumn
- I used to believe that when you moved house you swapped house with the person moving into your old house.Anon
- I used to believe, the little round bandaids, were to cover bullett holes.Anon
- I used to believe when a radio anouncement for a club said "No Cover" that meant No Clothes.— Aaron
- I used to think that jewish men wore "kippots" or "yarmulkes" to cover their bald spots..— Charlotte