Slightly off-topic: A few years ago I wanted to renovate an apartment. I dutifully applied for the plans from the local council. Only to be told they no longer

Slightly off-topic: A few years ago I wanted to renovate an apartment. I dutifully applied for the plans from the local council. Only to be told they no longer existed. I had this, "Well then, it was always like that" moment. Didn't end up knocking out the wall, for other reasons, but if the plans no longer existed who was to argue that it wasn't always like that.