There used to be this hill on the East side of the playground that we would have a lot of fun on

We would make little tracks and race monster trucks down it.

Chad was for some reason really cool because he was really into cars and trucks and I think he used to bring lots of monster trucks to play with.

But for some odd reason they did not like the fact that we would play on this hill for fear that kids probably would roll down and hurt themselves.

Eventually they fenced off this part of the playground.

It sucked.

It also sucked how you would get in trouble if you went in the woods.

Very overprotective rules. Just let the kids be! I remember playing lots of hide and seek type games in those woods at Burt in after school hours.

What do you remember from this Hill Chad and other Burt people?

I remember in high school that my best friend Jim had a huge crush on this girl named Rachel. She had media class with us and I remember that Jim, Mike and I used to talk to her a lot. Anyway, I can remember hanging out in my bedroom with Jim and him talking about her and dreaming aloud about her. I think that once he called her and talked for a while with her on the phone at my house. I can't remember if they ever hooked up or anything.

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