I used to think that fires were random and they could happen anywhere at any time. I used to be afraid of a fire happening under me because I would get burned.
A childhood belief about disasters
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the Fire Station was where all fires occurred.Anon
- I used to believe that firemen drove around in their fire trucks and started fires. I wondered why.— Albert
- On TV game sows when they said the winners were chosen "at random" I thought random was a town.Anon
- I thought that hot water couldn't put out fires.— Matt
- I used to believe that arson was a flammable liquid, not the act of deliberately setting fires.— Joey Schwartzman
- I used to believe that house fires were caused by foolish people who put paper on the stove.— C.C.