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Moogtron III 
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 Topic: How often in your life did you move?
Posted: February 22 2014 at 15:11 |
In a few weeks time I plan to move to another house in another city because of another job spot. I counted that it would become the 10th time in my life that I changed my address. The first 18 years of my life I never moved, but after that... Now, I think my sister has possibly moved more than 20 times. Just wondering: how often did you move in your life?
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rushfan4
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Posted: February 22 2014 at 15:17 |
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When I was three my parents moved into our second house. When I was 26 I bought the house from them and here I still reside. Pretty boring.
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HolyMoly
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Posted: February 22 2014 at 15:18 |
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I count 10 different houses or apartments I've lived in since birth. 7 different cities in 6 different states.
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Dean
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Posted: February 22 2014 at 15:25 |
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Ignoring University, I've lived in four houses (and one YMCA hostile) since getting married thirty-two years ago (in that time I have exactly two jobs), and prior to that my parents lived in four homes - so that's eight moves. If my time at Uni is counted, I lived in the halls of residence twice, in a student house and in two shared flats, bring the total to twelve moves in the past fifty-six years.
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Moogtron III
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Posted: February 22 2014 at 15:44 |
 Dean wrote:
... If my time at Uni is counted... |
Yes, I counted that too. Just for my interest, I put down the kind of house that I lived in
1 - Parent's house in The Netherlands: first 18 years of my life 2 - Waldorf school - A room at a house with a landlady 3 - Unique: the landlady was moving, and I moved with her   4 - Studying law - going back to my parent's house (University was at biking distance) 5 - Parents moving - new house was a disaster for me, I wanted to get out ASAP 6 - Student dorm: great years 7 - Studying theology - an attic (upstairs), landlady (downstairs) 8 - Bought a flat, felt like a rat in a cage, got married there, a few jobs, had a kid; too little space, too much noise 9 - Moving to Belgium: nice vicarage 10 - Got too another parish - rental house 11 - In a few weeks time, I hope to move again to a modern vicarage close to the Belgian - Dutch border
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Horizons
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Posted: February 22 2014 at 16:17 |
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I'm 18 and i've been in 3 homes.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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The Bearded Bard
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Posted: February 22 2014 at 16:31 |
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I'm 30, and I'm currently in my tenth. Divorced parents counts for 3-5 of those, depending on how you look at it.
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smartpatrol
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Posted: February 22 2014 at 16:49 |
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so far it's been 3 times, once when I was a baby, then when I was 11, then again when I was 13
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Man With Hat
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Posted: February 22 2014 at 17:57 |
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Chimaera
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Posted: February 22 2014 at 18:02 |
Far too many times.
Never again if I can avoid it.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: February 22 2014 at 18:04 |
Cool poll, I'm going to have to think about Let's see 1. the place I was born which was a house I have vague memories of in Virginia. (I moved out of a vagina  ) 2. The second house in Virginia that my Dad actually drew the plans for. 3. The Hightower Trail house where I really grew up at. 4. Commage Collums (not it's real name) 5. A crappy apartment complex that happened to be close to where I was working while I was still working. 6. A much better complex close to the same job after my truck got ripped off at the former complex. 6.5 when the apartment was renovating and I had to pick a new unit. 7. Back at Hightower Trail after that job went away. 8. A fairly nice apartment complex that was scraped off the map a few years ago and replaced with a Post. 9. A house between two creeks, which was fairly nice until the flood of 2009. 10. A halfway decent apartment complex for about a year that had a roach infestation and fire problem.. I guess being back here doesn't count as 11, uh yeah it does. The older you get the harder it gets to move. Er me gerd. This is probably the place where I will die unless we become fantastically rich and can afford to move to Hawaii 
Edited by Slartibartfast - February 22 2014 at 18:15
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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jude111
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Posted: February 22 2014 at 18:32 |
More than 23. Even as a child, my parents moved nearly every other year or so. I guess it's in my blood. As soon as I was 17, I moved out, with a copy of Kerouac's On the Road in my pocket. When I discovered America was not the one described by Kerouac in the 50s, I headed for Central America, Europe and Asia. The places I've really liked and would have liked to stay (esp. France, Europe and Asia), unfortunately I couldn't; the places where I end up (partic. in the US) are places I hate and can't wait to move on... Right now, I'm stuck in Knoxville, Tennessee. As soon as my wife finishes her PhD within the next couple of years, hopefully we can get out of this dump. No offense.
Edited by jude111 - February 23 2014 at 00:04
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ClemofNazareth
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Posted: February 22 2014 at 20:37 |
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19 I think. Might have missed a few. 8 U.S. states and 15 cities. Best - Chicago and South Dakota. Worst by far - Pennsylvania.
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"Peace is the only battle worth waging."
Albert Camus
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AlexDOM
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Posted: February 22 2014 at 23:47 |
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Many times even out of the US due to my dad being in the Army. I plan on living outside the US too after college!
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smartpatrol
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Posted: February 22 2014 at 23:58 |
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weird, I though you were older
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: February 23 2014 at 00:05 |
St.-Peter's (apt. 1) -> St.-Peter's (apt. 2) St.-Peter's (apt. 2) -> St.-Peter's (apt. 3) St.-Peter's -> US US -> St.-Peter's St.-Peter's -> US US (Sparks home) -> US (Reno apt.) Apt. 616 -> apt. 354
Hm-m-m ... that makes it seven times.
Edited by Dayvenkirq - February 23 2014 at 00:08
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Chris S
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Posted: February 23 2014 at 01:07 |
Wales UK - 1 move Egoli, Gauteng province, South Africa - 5 moves Virgina, USA - 1 move Gloucester, UK - 2 moves Auckland- NZ - 2 moves Texas, USA - 1 move Auckland, NZ - 1 move Colorado, USA - 1 move Auckland, NZ - 1 move
it's called " fragmentation" from f&$king Colonialism 
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stonebeard
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Posted: February 23 2014 at 01:48 |
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Number of different apartments/ houses after the first one: 5.
3 universities in 5 years, man.
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Moogtron III
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Posted: February 23 2014 at 09:45 |
The Bearded Bard wrote:
I'm 30, and I'm currently in my tenth. Divorced parents counts for 3-5 of those, depending on how you look at it. |
Yes, I can imagine it's sometimes like moving double.  It's quite much for 30 years
Chimaera wrote:
Far too many times.
Never again if I can avoid it.
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I could imagine that. My parents-in-law had to move a lot because my father-in-law always got different jobs. My mother-in-law now says she never wants to move again if it is not strictly necessary. Me, I hope to stay in one place a bit longer now. I hope I stay at my new home for at least 8 years.
Man With Hat wrote:
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At the moment that I write this you're the only one. I would have expected some more people. We're a nomadic lot; we prog lovers, so it seems.
Slartibartfast wrote:
Cool poll, I'm going to have to think about
Let's see
1. the place I was born which was a house I have vague memories of in Virginia. (I moved out of a vagina  )
2. The second house in Virginia that my Dad actually drew the plans for.
3. The Hightower Trail house where I really grew up at.
4. Commage Collums (not it's real name)
5. A crappy apartment complex that happened to be close to where I was working while I was still working.
6. A much better complex close to the same job after my truck got ripped off at the former complex.
6.5 when the apartment was renovating and I had to pick a new unit.
7. Back at Hightower Trail after that job went away.
8. A fairly nice apartment complex that was scraped off the map a few years ago and replaced with a Post.
9. A house between two creeks, which was fairly nice until the flood of 2009.
10. A halfway decent apartment complex for about a year that had a roach infestation and fire problem..
I guess being back here doesn't count as 11, uh yeah it does. The older you get the harder it gets to move.
Er me gerd.
This is probably the place where I will die unless we become fantastically rich and can afford to move to Hawaii |
Yeah, the first move seems to be the hardest for us all, traumatic experience  The 2009 flood I remember vividly from your posts on PA back then... It's not always easy to find a home that really suits your wishes Actually, the main reason why I'm moving to another job spot & house is because my wife is very unhappy at the place where we are now. True that the older you get, the moving becomes tougher. Well, I cannot lie, I'm looking forward to a new home and a new place to work, also closer to my family, but the whole business of packing...
Sometimes I'm hoping that one day I write a great novel that will become a big hit and I will be able to buy a home at... Hawaii, yeah, why not?  Just watch out for those hot spotters, them volcanoes. 
jude111 wrote:
More than 23. Even as a child, my parents moved nearly every other year or so. I guess it's in my blood. As soon as I was 17, I moved out, with a copy of Kerouac's On the Road in my pocket. When I discovered America was not the one described by Kerouac in the 50s, I headed for Central America, Europe and Asia. The places I've really liked and would have liked to stay (esp. France, Europe and Asia), unfortunately I couldn't; the places where I end up (partic. in the US) are places I hate and can't wait to move on... Right now, I'm stuck in Knoxville, Tennessee. As soon as my wife finishes her PhD within the next couple of years, hopefully we can get out of this dump. No offense. |
My family are all movers too. Also my in-laws. Is it in the genes? Maybe. Hope you get where you want to be! 
ClemofNazareth wrote:
19 I think. Might have missed a few. 8 U.S. states and 15 cities. Best - Chicago and South Dakota. Worst by far - Pennsylvania.
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It's the worst when you have stopped counting Could you tell this European what's wrong with Pennsylvania?
Dayvenkirq wrote:
St.-Peter's (apt. 1) -> St.-Peter's (apt. 2) St.-Peter's (apt. 2) -> St.-Peter's (apt. 3) St.-Peter's -> US US -> St.-Peter's St.-Peter's -> US US (Sparks home) -> US (Reno apt.) Apt. 616 -> apt. 354
Hm-m-m ... that makes it seven times. |
Where's St. Peters? State of Missouri?
Chris S wrote:
Wales UK - 1 moveEgoli, Gauteng province, South Africa - 5 moves Virgina, USA - 1 move Gloucester, UK - 2 moves Auckland- NZ - 2 moves Texas, USA - 1 move Auckland, NZ - 1 move Colorado, USA - 1 move Auckland, NZ - 1 move
it's called " fragmentation" from f&$king Colonialism 
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Amazing! 
stonebeard wrote:
Number of different apartments/ houses after the first one: 5.
3 universities in 5 years, man.
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It takes some time to find the right one, I suppose
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Posted: February 23 2014 at 10:23 |
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Never. I love it here.
Edited by irrelevant - February 23 2014 at 10:23
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