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Justahead,JerryEmmonswiththeEmmonsAutoplexinWebster,Texas,U.S.A.
Plus,Jeffhasapolicecarbeautycontent.
Andyou'llneverguesswhatstateownsit.
Mr.
MorrishastheHoustonHeatBeatinthisweek'sdrivingdestinations.
Howdy,alongwithMikeoutofthisworld,Mars,thereheis.
WealwaysneedmoreJeffSeeking.
ThereIam.
I'mnotDonArmstrong.
YoujustthoughtIwas.
GladyoucouldjoinusonthisSaturday.
Uhit'shotdownhereinTexas.
Yep.
Supposedtobeupcloseto100degreesthiscomingweek.
Uh,anduh,we'rejustgonnabehydrating.
We'llbehydrating.
I'mgonnabesittingontheporchmakingsomemoonshine.
Yeah.
Really?
No.
AndI'llbeyourqualitycontrol.
Thereyougo.
Iwouldn'tevenknowhowtobegintomakemoonshine.
I'veseenI'veseentheshow.
Youneedabathtub.
AndyouneedsomeofthatBucky'sdeercorn.
Oh,yeah.
See,overinhere,we'vekindofupgraded.
Wegototheliquorstoreandbuythebottlethatsaysmoonshineonit.
That'srighttherenow,Iguess.
Don'tdealwiththemiddleman,Mike.
Yeah,wejustcutallthatout.
Whatwouldhappenifyouactuallyusedeercorn?
Idon'tknow,butIdoknowpeoplethatmakemoonshine.
Theycanmakeit.
It'sit'syeah,youcan'tuhthere'srulesandregulations,I'msure,butIknowacoupleofguysthatmakeit,andIdon'tdrinkit.
I'vetasteditout.
Youmaketoomuchtherevenuers,beafteryou'verevenues.
Yeah,there'sthat.
Dowehaveourguest,Mike?
Absolutely,ladiesandgentlemen.
FromWebster,Texas,thereheis,Mr.
GQhimself.
Hekindoflookslikearevenue.
Yeah,arevenuer.
It'sJerryEvans.
Lookatyou,bud.
Heyguys,howareyou?
HappySaturday,man.
What'sup,yeah?
Happy,yeah,happySaturdaytoyou.
Hotthingsinthecobbusiness.
It'sit'sactuallyprettygood.
Imean,we'rethelastprobablymonthhasbeenalittleslower,butfromlikethefirstquarter,thefirstandsecondquartercomparedtolastyear,uh,we'reupfourpercent.
Sowewishthatnumberwasalittlebitlittlebitbetter,butwe'regonnawe'regonnaisalwaysgood.
Yeah.
Uhit'salwaysgood,right?
Well,IhavetoIhavetosaytoyouthatyouknow,therearelotsofusedcarlotsuhacrossAmericaandinHouston,Texas.
ButIhavetosayyouhaveprobablyoneoftheprettiestusedcardealerships.
It'saniceplace.
Yeah,it'saniceplace,first-classoperationalltheway.
Ofcourse,Iwouldn'texpectanythinglessfromyou,sir.
Butuh,it'sitisafirst-classoperation.
AnduhDavidAinsleyisahugefan.
Ithinkhe'sboughtahalfadozencarsfromyou.
Andyouknow,IIguessthatoneofthethingsisisthatonceyouonceyougototheEmmonsbrothers,yeah,you'regonnayou'llnevergoanywhereelse.
Well,mygranddaughterboughtone,too.
Isurehopeso.
Idon'tknow,butwetrytomakeeveryexperiencetheonlyoneyouwanttohavefromyouknowfromthatpointmovingforward.
Yeah,andit'sachallengeeveryday,right?
Imean,youuhyou'reinthethecarbusiness,right?
Soyoudon'tnecessarilyhaveuhtheindustryasawhole,andtherearealotofgoodcardealers,andtherearesomebadones.
Sowetrytotrytochangetheindustry.
Well,youknow,retailcustomersareanotherthing,though.
Well,thatthat'strue.
Andbutthisisabusinessthatyourdadstarted.
Absolutely.
1972,himandaverygoodfriendofours,MikeTrumbull.
Umthat'sagreatstory.
I'llhavetotellyouguysuhthenexttimeI'mon.
Well,youcanyoumakeitshort,makeitshortandtellus?
Yeah,sookay,soMikeTrumbulluhwassoitwascalledTeenyUsedCarsbackintheday,right?
SoitwasTrumbullandEmmons.
SoMikeTrumbullandmyfatherworkedatacompanycalledBrownandRoot.
SoMikeTrumbullwastheboss,right?
Theforeman.
SohewouldclockmydadinatBrownandRoot,andthenmydadwouldgorunthecarlotduringtheweek.
Truestory.
Heworked,yeah,truestory,man.
It'sreallygoodsuccess.
Sowereallyenjoyed,andthisisallwe'veeverdone.
Uh,whenIwasalittlekid,westartedwashingcars,anduh,Imean,youknow,weweremaking25centsadayandfreehamburgers,andthenwethoughtwewererolling.
Soandandactually,souhit'skindofafunnystory.
So,youknow,astheyearswenton,andmybrothersandIgraduatedschool,uh,mydadandMr.
Trumbulluhyouknowwenttheirseparateways.
Theywerebothyouknowstillinthecarbusiness.
AnduhandIrememberIwontheU.S.
Nationals,whichistheisfortheNHAdragracingworld,that'sliketheNFL500.
SoIwonthatracewhenIwas21yearsold.
Iwaswashingcars,sellingcars,uh,youknow,lightmechanicwork,whatever.
Wewestillhadpeoplethatwoulddomechanicwork,butIwasdoingJackVaulttradeseverythingatmydad'scar.
AndwhenIwon,it'sgonnasoundsobad.
ThisIdon'twantthistosoundasbadasit'sgonnasound.
WhenIwon,ItoldmymydadandIwewereallgoinghomefromtheU.S.
NationalsandI'dwonthatdayorthatweekend.
AndIputmyarmaroundmydadasI'mdrivingthetruck,andIsaid,uhmydaysofwashingcarsareover.
I'mtheU.S.
Nationalschampion.
AndIwelaughaboutthat,right?
Likethatwasthelasttime.
Imean,I'vewashedthecareverynowandthen,butthat'swhenwekindoflikechange,right?
Westart,okay,we'regonnaracethelot,we'regonna,we'regonnawe'regonnareallyuhmakeourselvesknowninthecarbusiness.
Soeveryyearwejusttrytomakemakegoodstrides.
Youknow,youwanttodogoodbusiness.
Soifyoudogoodbusiness,youguysknowifyoudogoodbusiness,umitshouldtakecareofitself.
Well,youknow,peoplecomeback.
Iftheyhaveagreatexperience,they'regonnacomebacktoyou.
Andtheydon'thaveagreatexperience,theyain'tcomingback.
Thefactthatyouknowyouguyshavebeeninbusinessaslongasyouhavespeaksvolumesaboutthewaythatyouconductbusinessthere.
Andyouobviouslyareverycompetitiveontheusedcarlotuhacrosslots,acrosstheuhuhHoustonandacrosstheUnitedStates.
Youcan'tcompeteunlessyoucompeteprice-wiseaswell.
Absolutely.
SoIIwasjustdoingalittlebitofresearchuhbeforeIwenton.
Soouruhaveragecartomarket,sotheaveragelengthoftimeacarisonlinebeforeitsellsisis39days.
Sowhenit'sonlinewithphotos,ontheaverage,ittakes39daysforustosellit.
SothatIhopethatthatcankindofgiveyousomeinsightonhowaggressiveourpricingstructureis.
Becausewewanttoalllikeitdoesn'tmatter,likeforexample,wehadaveryniceyoungladycomein.
Isaidyounglady,shewas59yearsold.
Itwasthefirsttimeshehadpurchasedacarsinceshewas18yearsold,andsheisshe'sgoingthroughachangeoflife,unfortunately.
Andman,IreallyIreallyfeltforher.
Soshewasreferredtousbyafriendofours,anditfeltreallygoodtoknowbecauseIcouldtellthethetheman,itgetsmechokedupthinkingaboutit.
Icantelltheworriedlookshehadonherfaceaboutnot,youknow,arewegonnapushherintosomething?
Shedidn'tknowwhowewere.
Arearewegonnapushherintosomething?
Arewethatcarguythat'sgonnapushherintosomethingthatshemaynotwant,butaslongasitfitsthebill,youknow,fitshermonthlypayment,whatshewastryingtodo.
Andwe'renotlikethat.
Wewanttomakesurethatshe'shappy.
Andyouknow,andwhenItoldher,Isaid,look,Idon'twantyoutofeellikeyouhavetopurchasetoday.
Iwantyoutogohomeandthinkaboutit.
AndbutIthinkthisisthebestoptionforyou.
Shedroveit,shelovedit.
Wetalkedaboutthenumbers,andandshesheendedupbuyingthecaryesterday.
Sothat'sawesome.
Well,Imean,itspeaksvolumesforyouandyourfamily.
Youknow,I'mI'mI'mImetJerryandandtheboysuhonthedragracingcircuitbackwhenIwasdoinguhuhDavidPowersmarketinginPR.
Andthat'swhereImetDaleHulkandofcourseStanHolt.
Andsothere'sthisyeah,there'sthisthere'sthethiscircleofpeoplethatyouknowyouknow,youtrust,andtheybecomeyourextendedfamily.
UmIIknowthatIcouldcometoyouandsay,Jerry,youknow,IIonlyhavethismuchmoneytospend,butIneedacarthatIcandependon.
You'regonnasay,Don,spendtheextrafivedollarsandgetthatone,asopposedtothatoneoverthere.
They'rebothonthesamelot,they'rebothbeingsoldbyyou.
Theygotthesame,youknow,Emmonsguarantee,ifyouwill,behindit.
Butuh,youtellmethatIcangoandbuythiscarandit'sgonnabeabetterbuyforme.
I'mgonnatrustyoutodothat.
AndIthinkthatthatspeaksvolumesforyouuhandtheboys.
Well,thankyousomuchforsayingthat.
WeImean,we'rehereeverydayunlesswe'reoffracing,andI'mandbutweverywealwaystrytoimprovetheexperience.
Andthemostimportantthingislikewhenyougohome,Idon'twantthatthatpersontogohomeandandwhentheylayinbedatnight,putthatonthepillow,andthey'rethinkingaboutman,didIdidIreallygetagooddeal?
Yeah,buyersremorse.
Andyou'reyou'rebuyingqualitythatIfeellikeisunmatched.
Imaybealittlebiased,butIfeellikeourqualityisatatoptier.
Iknowourpricingstructureisexactlywhatitneedstobe.
We'rewe'rewe'rethelowestpricewithin300miles.
Andwereallytrytomakesurethatwhenyouleaveandyou'rehavingaconversationwithBillyBoboryouknow,you'rehavingabeerwithsomeone,oryou'resittingdownhavinglunchordinnerandyou'retalkingaboutthepurchaseyoujustmade.
Iwantthatconversationtoturnintomaybeapossible,hey,youknowwhat?
WhenIneedacar,I'mgonnago,I'mgonnagocheckoutEmma.
That'swhatwehopetodo.
Ihavelet'schangegearshereforjustasecondandtalkaboutwhat'ssellingonthecarlotthesedays.
What'syournumberoneseller?
Rightnow,likethelast30,probably45days,anything,ofcourse,Toyota,butanythingToyota.
WesoldalotofToyotaCamriesandalotofToyotaTacomapickuptrucks.
Nowtheyalwayssell,butforsomereason,itseemslikeeverythingthatkeepsgoingthroughisaToyota,yeah,ToyotaTacoma,uh,ToyotaSequoiaisaveryhotseller.
That'sinteresting.
Thatthingishugeandgetsterriblegasmileage,butyou'regonnabuyitanyway.
Buttheydrivegreat.
Well,theydo,andthey'regotagreatinterior.
Here'shere'ssomethingwe'vebeenbanteringbackontheshow.
Idon'tknowifyou'vebeenwatching,butDonisactuallyconsideringanothervehiclebesidestheCorvette.
Sohemightbeinterested.
Don'tdon'tyeah.
Doyouwanttogothere,Mike?
Isthattrue?
He'sbeentalkingaboutit.
Ihavesouhit'sa2001black-on-blackCorvette,the36,000mileson.
It'sasix-speedmanualtransmission.
Uh,actually,IboughtthecarfromGregEnders,whoI'msurethatyouknowverywell.
Oh,absolutely,yeah.
Andyousoyouprobablyhaveseenthecaratonepointinyourlife.
Yeah,heknowswhereitcamefrom.
Yeah,likeyou'retheonewhosawit.
You'retheonethatboughtitoutfromunderme.
Uh,didIreally?
Youwantedback,Ididnot.
HimandIweretalking.
Howlonghaveyouownedthatcar?
Threeyears.
Uh,howmany?
Uhno,Iboughtthatcarin2017.
Oh,okay.
It'sbeenalittlebitlonger.
Okay,good.
Soyouwantitback,Jerry?
Youwantthecarback?
Uhyeah.
Well,hewasshowingmeaCorvetteonetime.
Ican'tremember.
Thishasbeenthreeorfiveyearsago.
Yeah,thatyou'veonlyhadonesince17.
Yeah.
I'llsayIthinkit'stimeforyoutotradeitin.
That'swhatI'vesaid.
Idotoo.
AndIIhavetoIhavetoconfesstoyouontheairinfrontofthemillionsofpeoplethatarewatchingrightnow.
ThatI'veatyeah,thatI'veactuallykindofbeenleaningtowardlookingataCadillacfour-doorsedan.
Greatchoice.
IthinkyouneedaVseries.
Sothatwayyoudon'tmisstheperformance.
No,Jerry.
No,no,no.
No,notonlyaV,butaBlackwing.
No,Iknow.
Yeah,andIknowthatifyoudon'thaveoneonthelot,youcanfindone.
He'llcomeupwithit.
He'llmakeitabsolutely.
Yeah.
Becauseyoudothat,don'tyou?
Imean,ifsomebodycomesinandyoudon'thavesomethingonthelotthattheywant,yeah,youyou'llyou'llfindit.
Absolutely.
Howlongdoesitusuallytakeyoutofindsomethinglikethat?
Aweek?
Uhmaybetwoweeksmax,Ithink,becausewe're,youknow,there'sfourbrotherstotal,sowe'respreadoutfrombuying,youknow,weuhwebuyalittlebitinFlorida,butmainlyit'syouknowfromtheTexasallthewaytotheWestCoast,right?
Sorust-freekindofthing.
Butgenerallyittakesnomorethantwoweekstofindwhatyou'relookingfor.
Okay,sotoday'sthe18th,sowe'llhearfromyoubackinacoupleofweeks.
I'mnotreadyquiteyet.
Butyouknow,Ieveryonceinawhile,everyonceinawhilethatleftclutchkneesays,youknow,youneedtostartlookingatsomethingelse,brother.
Don,don'tletthedon'tlettheoldmanin,right?
Well,goodpoint.
Butyouknowwhat?
DaleHullquisthastaughtmethesethings,andsoI'mjustkindofpassingitalong.
There'salot.
YoutakeouradvicefromDale.
SosouhasfarasSUV,ofcourse,SUVs,it'sit'stheit'sthebigbigthing.
That'sthebigseller.
EverybodywantsanSUV.
AndandIamdrivingcurrentlyanewuh2026LexusIS350FSport.
Andletmetellyousomething.
Thatisonesweetride.
AndIamverycriticalofuseuhnewcarsaspardonme?
Two-seater?
It'snotatwo-seater,it'safour,it'safour-seater,it'safour-door.
Butboy,isthatthingsweet.
ItjustifIcouldaffordit,it's60grand.
IfIcouldaffordit,I'dbuyit.
Butuhit'salittlebitoutofmypricerange.
Youonlyliveonce.
Iknewyouwouldseesomething.
Easyterms.
Easyterms.
That'sit.
Andspeakingofthat,sodoyouguyshaveyoucanyougetmefinanced?
Wehavewe'resetupwithlendersuhthatyouknow,obviously,peoplewithgoodcreditcaneasilycangetfinancedhereatthecreditunion.
We'reoffering,youknow,wehaveverycompetitiverates,andyeah,wecando,weevenareable,uh,we'rewejusthookedupwithanothercompanyuhthatcandoalittlebitofalittlebitofsubprimefinancing.
So,butyeah,wewehaveagoodagoodsetoffinancecrew.
Wehavegoodguysthatarealwaysintouchwiththebanks,andwehaveagoodpulseononwhatwecandowithpeople,andwe'rebuyingtherightinventorytogetthosefinancesaswell.
Right.
Andwhatwhatisthemainyearmodelsofcarsthatyouhaveonthelot,theonesthatsellthemost?
Well,uh,Ithinkit'sforusit'sjustnotpricepoint,right?
Butweliketohaveyouknowfiveanythingfiveyearsolder,it'slikefor2020,Ithinkit'sgood,butwedon'tletthatkeepusfrombuyingalowmileage2010,2008Camryorapickuptruck,somethinglikethat.
Soweliketohaveyouknowagoodselectionof2020andabove.
Howmany,howmanycarsdoyouhaveonthelotrightnow?
Uhcurrentlywe'reat770.
Uhwe'reyouknow,it'sjustalwaysatrouble.
It'suhwe'retryingtogetthemonline,right?
SouhwehaveIthink770,so601iswhatwehaveonline.
Sowhatwhatwhatwhatyou'retellingmeisisthatyou'rebuyingacreageallaroundtheEmmonsdealership.
Ineedsomeinrealtimemoney.
Wecanwecankeepitstanding.
Howaboutthat?
Yeah,okay.
Well,wedon'twanttogodownthatrabbithole.
Outofthose,outofthose660,howmanyareCadillacs?
Ohgosh,that'stheugly.
Ibetthere'satleast20.
I'mstillpokingthebear.
Yeah.
Yeah,exactly.
Yeah,becauseImean,uhIthinkthatmynextcarisprobablygonnabeanEmmonscar.
Oh,Iandmymyvisionissomethingaboutfiveyearsoldorso,fairlylowmileage,butnotcrazylowmileage,becauseIdon'twanttopaytheupchargeforsomecarthat'sonlygot20,000miles,youknow,andAuntMarydroveitforfiveyearsgoingbackandforthtochurch.
Thatthat'dbegreat,butIdon'thavetohavethat.
Iwantsomethingthat'sreliable,that'sclean,um,that'sbeentreatedright,hasn'tbeenwrecked.
Speakingofwrecked,youknow,wehadalongconversationwithourbuddyuhPatrickupthereatuhuhCarfax,anduhIassumethatuhyourcarscomewithaCarfax.
EverycarcomeswithaCarfax.
That'scorrect.
Ithinkthat'sagreatthing.
Yeah,itisabsolutelyyeah,backintheday,likewhenIwasakidwashingcarsfrommydadattheatthecarlot,soyouknowtheourourgo-tofindwouldbeyouwouldruntothegloveboxandopenit,andyou'dhaveastackofreceipts,right?
Wheretheyhaveoilchangereceipts.
Yeah,butyouknow,andintoday'sworld,youdon'tseemuchofthat.
YoumainlyseeyouhavetorelyontheCarfax,andit'sreallygoodtoseehowyouknowtheintervalsortheoilchanges.
Absolutely.
It'sreallyanice,cleanuhwhenyouguysgooutandbuythosecars.
Dotheydotheylookatthat?
Dotheyknowthat?
We'retheonlybuyers,wedon'thaveoutsidebuyers,it'sjustuhmybrothersandI.
AndwerunaCarfaxoneverycarbeforewepurchaseit.
Gotit.
Yeah.
Well,youknow,asalways,it'sgreattotalktoyou,anduhwethankyouandweloveourrelationshipwithyouguysdownthere.
Andhow'stheracingdoing?
It'sreallygood.
Sowe'veonlybeentoactuallybeforetheraces,butNHRA'sbeendoingathingcalleddoubleevent.
Soyou'reliketwoeventsinoneweekend.
Sowe'vebeentofourevents,fourraces.
Companiesaredoingreallygood.
WestartedupveryheavilyuhtheweekbeforetheU.S.
nationals.
I'mgonnagotoauhLucasvilledivision,andthenalsoit'scalledtheSportsNationals.
Andthat'swhatthatis.
That'sathat'sanationalevent,butwithoutthepros,butwithoutthetherunforce.
Yeah,thebigboys,right?
Yeah,bigteam.
Youraudiohasgonetohell,Ihavetotellyouthat.
Yeah,weneedto,butwedoneedtogetbackwithyouandtalkdragracingbecausethere'salotmorestuff.
Igotlotsofquestions.
Yeah,andsosolet'sschedulethat.
Uhareyougonnabeavailableinthenextmonth?
Absolutely.
Mike'sgonnagetaholdofyouandguideyouinaudiotechnology.
Okay.
Youknow,somethingisjustfadingouthere.
Sookay.
Probablythathighdollarmicrophoneyougotthere.
Yeah.
Ispentallnighttestingit,soI'msorry.
Itstartedoutgood.
That'sit.
Don'tworry,Jerry.
Weloveyou,JerryEmmons.
Youtakecare,brother.
Thankyou.
It'salwaysfuntotalktothem.
Yeah,mymydragracingfriends,I'lltellyouwhat.
There'sthat.
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TimenowforJeff'sCarCulture,AmericanPoliceCarBeauty.
Okay,herewego,Michael.
Soeachyear,statetroopersfromacrossthenationcompetetoseewhichhastheprettiestpolicecar.
Well,theAmericanAssociationofStateTroopers,whichiscalledtheAAST,announcedtheresultsofthe13thannualbest-lookingcruisercontestaftermorethan360,000votespouredinfromsupportersaroundthecountry.
Go,Mike.
Sothatrightthere,uhIdon'thaveanyspecificsonthecarsorbecausethere'salotofthem,obviously,there'sawholebunch,butI'mgoingtogiveyouthehistoryandthewaytheybroughtitup.
ItlookslikelikeMississippibecauseit'sgotaMississippiuhmap.
State.
Yeah,thereyougo.
Sooverthepastthreeyears,Florida'sbecomethetopcatorthetopcaruhforthepastohIdon'tknow,threeyears.
Uhthisyearitappearedthoughasastreakwouldend.
Butthelateinthegame,theSunshineStatestormedbacktoafourthconsecutive.
Well,weIjustknowwe'regonnagothroughshowingyouwhattheothercarslooklike.
Uhwedon'tgetdowntothenitty-grittytilltheend.
SoMichiganspentmuchofthecompetitioninfirstplace,butFloridaHighwayPatrol'scommunicationteammountedalatepushthatultimatelypropelledpropelledthestate'sblackandtanMustangtowin.
That'snotit.
That'snotthat'snotaMustang.
UhbutuhtheTroopersAssociationhassomefunwiththedramaticfinish,jokingthatitmustbehuntingseasoninFloridabecausetheymanagedtoshootdownthebluegoose,whichisreferringtotheMichiganStatePolicecar.
UhisalsoequippeduhbyhangingchadsorlatenightballotdumpsfromFlorida,emphasizingthegoodnaturedrubberribbingaspartofthecontestoffriendlyrivalry.
Well,Floridafinishedwithfiftytwothousandtwohundredandfortyninevotes.
AheadofMichigan's37,654oncethepollswereclosed.
Georgiasecuredthirdplacewith34,000plus,followedbyOhio,Kentuckytoroundoutthetopfive.
Overall,360plusthousandvoteswerecastalongallparticipatingstates.
Oregonreceivedtheleastwithjust185.
SothatrightthereshotistheMichigancar.
That'stheuhwhattheycallthebluegoose.
AndIthinkifyoulookonthatboat,Ithinkthat'sDavidAinsleyfloatingbyonthatboatbackthere.
No,no,no,no,thesky'stooclear.
It'salluhsmokyuptherewhereheis.
AndthenthevictorymeansFloridawillonceagainuhreceivethebestlookingcruiseraward.
There'sFlorida,uh,andthewinningphotowillappearonthebook.
Well,howabouttheirMustangsandCamaros?
Yeah.
Bestwell,thatinuhChargers.
UhsotheTroopersWallCalendar,salesofthecalendarsupporttheAmericanAssociationofStateTroopersFoundation,whichawardseducationalscholarshipstothedependentsofthetroopers.
NowI'vegotthelistrighthere.
SoFloridaandMichiganarefirstandsecond,Georgiawasthird,Ohioisfourth,Texascameinninthwith11,164votes.
Sogood.
Wegotmadeatopten,whichisgood.
UhbutMichiganandweneedtodobetterbeforetobattleitout.
Well,weneedtoknowwhatweneedthesergeanttogetoutoftheroom.
Woodard.
It'sallwell,Iknow.
UhweneedWoodardtobeourspokesperson.
Hegotanewcartoo.
Heshowedittousthelasttime.
Yeah,asamatteroffact,IsawabrandnewstatetrooperSUV.
Whew.
Nice.
Oh,yeah.
They'renice.
Somaybenextyearwe'llwe'llgetthemnextyear.
Iwanttoknowhowmuchtheycost.
Atroopercar?
Alot.
Well,Ithinkit'salltheadd-onsbecausetherewastherewasadealershipwhenIworkedforATD.
TherewasadealershipinSouthTexasthatdidtheuhBorderPatrolvehicles,andtheyputtheradiosandthegunracksandallthestuffinthem,thestickersandallthat.
Andthatwasaprocess.
Youhadtobelicensedtothestatetoworkonthoseparticularvehiclesforthestate,thevehiclesinthedealership.
Sothere'salittlebitofregulationtogoonwiththat,butI'msurethey'reexpensiveandit'salltheadd-ons.
Mr.
Marshasfourminutestocompletehisdrivingdestination:theHoustonHeatandtheDrivingBeat.
Go,Mike.
WhereamI?
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Wearefascinatedbyairplanes.
SothisisagreatmuseumtogovisitoutatEllingtonAirport.
ItusedtobedowninGalvestonuntilHurricaneIkecameinandforcedhimtomakeamove.
Butthey'vegothistoricaircraft,theygotinteractiveflightsimulators,andtheygotalotofaviationhistoryfromWorldWarIIthroughthespaceage.
Now,numberfour,BrazosBennStateParkNatureCenter.
ThisisupinNeadville.
Thisis4,897acres.
Youdon'treallywanttogooutmiddaywalkingaround,buttheydohavetheGeorgeObservatoryFennerVisitorCenterthatIdidn'tknowexisted.
NowthisprovidesacoolintroductiontothewildlifeandtheecosystemsofBrazosBennStatePark.
Yougetthereearly,getalittlebitofshade,doashortwalkaroundthealligators,andthengoinsideandcheckoutalltheexhibitsthatyougot.
Takeapicnicandyou'vegotafulldayofafamilytripthere.
ThenIwantedtobringupthat'swithafamily.
Now,ifyou'vegotyourcarandyouwanttogoonaroadtrip,soyouneedaroadtogodriveon.
SoFM149inMontgomerytoAndersonthroughtheSamHoustonNationalForest.
Now,thisis48.3
miles,soit'snotreallongdownHighway149,goesthroughtheToweringPinesoftheSamHoustonNationalForest,andyougoesofftoyougotbeautifuloldhistoricalcourthousesoneitherendofitthatyoucangoinandvisit.
I'vebeentotheAndersonacoupleoftimes,anduhit'sgreat,nicedriveafteryou'vebeenwiththefamilyallday,andyoujustwanttosneakoutforaquickdrive,tacklethisone.
Sothat'safewthingsyoucandooutofHoustontobeatsomeofthesummerheatcomingup.
SoIhavetoaskyou,uhJeffandIwerejustsittingherelookingatthatcourthousething,andyousaidyou'vebeenthereseveraltimes.
Wereyouinhandcuffs?
Yeah,wasituhwasitforamisdemeanororno,no,no,no,no,no,no.
ItwasactuallyonuhdoingsomefamilyresearchactuallyupinAndersonCounty.
Soyou'revisitinganinmate.
Yes,adistant,verydistantcousin.
Yeah,thequestionIhave,yousaidyouwalkalongthealligators,ashortwalk.
Walkalongnearthealligators,youcanseethealways.
Oh,shortwalk.
Okay,becauseitcouldbeyoucouldhavetorunrealfast.
Well,youdon'twanttogetthatclose.
Haveyoueverhaveyoueverbeenthere?
No,Idon'thaveyouknowitit'srightdownthestreetfromuhwhereweare,andIwilltellyouthatIhavebeenthere,andthereisalookoutoveraswamp,anduhyoucannotbelievethenumberofalligatorsthatyoucansee.
Walkacrossonalligators.
Yeah,anduhyouyoudefinitelydon'twanttotakeasmalldogandyoudon'twanttotakechildrenofftheleashbecauseuhtheylisten,thosethingsarefasterthanyouthinktheyare.
Yeah,yeah.
Anyway.
Allright,thankyou,sir.
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