Lampasas .... a little information? (San Antonio, Austin: real estate, sex offenders, schools)

[Aggie]

Howdy. I would like a little basic information on Lampasas please. Is there a Hospital there? General idea of prices and living conditions. Thanks to any and all who respond.

[Muhnay]

Originally Posted by Aggie

Howdy. I would like a little basic information on Lampasas please. Is there a Hospital there? General idea of prices and living conditions. Thanks to any and all who respond.

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there ya go.

[NOTAM]

Lampasas has a small hospital Rollins Brook Hospital, part of Metroplex Health Systems. very nice small hospital. Lampasas is a great town....small country safe! if you search this forum, i have posted pics of Lampasas on here before, recently. what brings ya here?

[Aggie]

Originally Posted by bellestaroftexas

Lampasas has a small hospital Rollins Brook Hospital, part of Metroplex Health Systems. very nice small hospital. Lampasas is a great town....small country safe! if you search this forum, i have posted pics of Lampasas on here before, recently. what brings ya here?

Bellestaroftexas ... Howdy. And thanks for the note. I did find your post of pictures and enjoyed them as well as the discussion. We are looking to retire back home, defined as the Hill Country, in general. We grew up in the San Marcos area but it is now Austin/San Antonio and very expensive. We like Fredericksburg .... but so does everyone else As a young man (early 60s) I worked cattle out in that area, a couple times up towards Lampasas and remember it fondly. A web search turned up what appear to reasonable real estate prices in Lampasas. As a University/Extension career man I did call the County Agricultural Agent there in town and visited with him for a while yesterday. We hope to visit sometime this summer .... it's only a 17 hour run from SC .... Any further comments/information will be appreciated.

Thank you Ma'am ... take care.

[NOTAM]

well what can i say...it's just a really nice town. i was there today doing my shopping. just love it. welcome!!

Originally Posted by Aggie

Bellestaroftexas ... Howdy. And thanks for the note. I did find your post of pictures and enjoyed them as well as the discussion. We are looking to retire back home, defined as the Hill Country, in general. We grew up in the San Marcos area but it is now Austin/San Antonio and very expensive. We like Fredericksburg .... but so does everyone else As a young man (early 60s) I worked cattle out in that area, a couple times up towards Lampasas and remember it fondly. A web search turned up what appear to reasonable real estate prices in Lampasas. As a University/Extension career man I did call the County Agricultural Agent there in town and visited with him for a while yesterday. We hope to visit sometime this summer .... it's only a 17 hour run from SC .... Any further comments/information will be appreciated.

Thank you Ma'am ... take care.

[Aggie]

Originally Posted by bellestaroftexas

well what can i say...it's just a really nice town. i was there today doing my shopping. just love it. welcome!!

Actually, a more specific question from my boss (wife) is how is the old down town area? Hanging in, running down, undergoing revitalization? Thanks again.

[NOTAM]

definitely NOT run down. just hanging in. not a big shopping mecca by any means. just a German cafe, a steakhouse (i think), some antique stores, a dollar general, and offices. surrounding the courthouse..oh and the feed store-ole timey...

Originally Posted by Aggie

Actually, a more specific question from my boss (wife) is how is the old down town area? Hanging in, running down, undergoing revitalization? Thanks again.

[Aggie]

Originally Posted by bellestaroftexas

definitely NOT run down. just hanging in. not a big shopping mecca by any means. just a German cafe, a steakhouse (i think), some antique stores, a dollar general, and offices. surrounding the courthouse..oh and the feed store-ole timey...

THANKS again. Looking forward to getting there and having a look around. Especially an Old timey feed store ... grew up around them and I still love the smell. Have a great weekend!

bruce

[lonestar2007]

Originally Posted by Aggie

THANKS again. Looking forward to getting there and having a look around. Especially an Old timey feed store ... grew up around them and I still love the smell. Have a great weekend!

bruce

I've never heard anyone else say that until now. I've always loved the smells of the old feed stores. The scent of molasses in the sweet feeds, the smell of fresh hay stored in the back (if it's that time of the year), the whole place has that distinct smell, guess just from age, feed, wooden floors, pot belly stove, all the goodies inside. Yeah, I love those old feed stores.

[Aggie]

Originally Posted by lonestar2007

I've never heard anyone else say that until now. I've always loved the smells of the old feed stores. The scent of molasses in the sweet feeds, the smell of fresh hay stored in the back (if it's that time of the year), the whole place has that distinct smell, guess just from age, feed, wooden floors, pot belly stove, all the goodies inside. Yeah, I love those old feed stores.

I know what you mean. My father is still prone to telling folks that I liked the feed store so much as a little kid because the owner of our local store would let me eat some of the horse and mule feed (heavy molasses) ... I wish I could deny it ...

The scientific literature does support the idea that some people are much more attuned/sensitive to/responsive to smell than others ... and actually has a fancy name for it ... which I can't remember.