Proud Texan, and a single father of two (I got one of each kind!). We love every part of the Lone Star State (OK, maybe not so much Austin and Houston, but that's because of all the Liberal Wackjobs there). I was born in Alice Springs, Australia ( American born abroad, my dad worked for a "special company" that had an "office" there). I also lived in California for 8 years before coming home to Texas. I am a single father and have full custody of my children. I have been in Law Enforcement since I was 14 (Police Explorer) and worked both in the public sector and private until I was disabled by a fleeing suspect who ran over me with a car (hence the FReeper handle "Texas Road Kill").  I returned to school  and am now a full-time student, I am majoring in Political Science (Pre-Law) and  minoring in Communications and History.

You might be a Texas FReeper If.......

You have ever rebuilt a motor in the Pep Boys parking lot.

Every time someone sees your car the first thing they say is "what happened to the paint?"

You know how to get more than 3 baby seats into a sedan.

Your idea of cruise control involves a Cinder Block.

You have washed your entire car with a gas station squeegee.

You've ever ridden on a luggage rack. (hold muy beer!)

You've ever listed "Fuzzy Dice" on an insurance claim.

Your wife thinks you drive a CH V O ET.

You've held the hood of your car open with your head while you worked on the engine.

None of the four tires on your truck are the same brand.

You blow your nose and check the oil with the same rag but not in that order.

You have more tools in your floorboard than in your toolbox.

You've found that your truck gets 15 miles more to the gallon because you cleaned the trash out of it.

You've ever had to help get a Camaro out of a tree; you've ever been at least partially responsible for it being in a tree.

Your kids can sketch Richard Petty from memory.

You have ever ran car parts through the dishwasher.

You keep a chainsaw in the trunk--"just in case."

The most effective form of advertisement for you is painted on the side of a car that is going 200mph in a circle.

You can't remember your wife or kids' birthdays, but you know the date of every NASCAR event and who placed in the top 10 of each race and in what order.

You think the NASDAQ 400 is a French stock car race.

You've ever had a conversation about "truck tires" that lasted more than an hour.

Doing yard work involves calling a tow truck.

You've ever gotten carbon monoxide poisoning while driving your own vehicle.

You can't remember the color of you car's carpet because of all the fast-food wrappers.

You have ever broken a speed limit in reverse.

You've ever waited in line for 5 hours to see something jump over school buses.

You've ever used the words "I didn't know it was loaded" in an insurance claim.

Your tools are worth more than your car.

You neighbors call 911 every time you grill.

Your family business requires a "look out".

The nicest restaurant you've ever eaten at has Skeeball.

You have ever been afraid to strike a match in the bathroom after you used it.

You are familiar with Copenhagen, but have never heard of Denmark.

You've tightened more screws with your fingernail than with a screwdriver.

Your High School class voted you "most likely to return fire".

Every conversation you have ever had with a cop involved a megaphone.

The last time you picked up trash you were supervised by a guy with a shotgun and you were chained to two other people.

Your dinner was breathing just 4 hours before you ate it.

The only tree you've ever seen at Christmas has a deer stand in it.

Your bass boat has ever been involved in a police chase.