I was born and raised in La Grange so I must ask, why did you pick there? it's a one pony town (not even big enough to be a one horse town

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it is very rural and small and a nice town. I grew up in the country and love it because it's my hometown, but I'm not sure why anyone would purposely want to move there.
as for the plumbing jobs, I'm not sure. The entire surrounding area is also small town, so people are more apt to call on someone they know personally or someone recommended. Plus even though they're nice to home folk, they may not be so nice to an outsider.