You Moved How Many Times? I Have You Beat...

[lungs]

Farm House along the Honey Creek (1982-2001)
Dorms in River Falls, WI (2001-2003)
Disgraceland - River Falls, WI (2003-2004)
Nicer house by a cemetary in River Falls, WI (2004-2005)
Meth head apartment complex in River Falls, WI (2005-2006)
Different farm house along the Honey Creek (2006-present)

[Young Drachma]

+11 since my last post in here seven years ago.

[chadritt]

Mainly just writing this because I was curious

1. House I was born in - Atlanta
2. House I grew up in - Atlanta
3. First college - DC
4. Transferred colleges/freshman year dorm room - Boston
5. Sophomore year dorm room - Boston
6. Apartment when I didn't get housing Junior year and first half of senior - Boston
7. Apartment complex while in school/interning my last semester - L.A.
8. Apartment with roommate - LA
9. My own apartment - LA
10. House with two friends - LA
11. my own apartment - LA
Likely to move again next summer, if not sooner, to my own apartment and then look to buy a place in a year or two depending on local markets

[Eaglesfan27]

1. Born in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey (1975-1992)
2. Go to college in Los Angeles (but 4 different apartments in various parts of Los Angeles during those years and moved home each summer except summer of 95 when I went to Europe for the summer) (1992-1996)
3. Move to Piscataway, NJ (1996)
4. Move to Pennsauken, NJ (1998)
5. Move to New Orleans (2000)
6. Move to different apartment in New Orleans (2002)
6. Move to house in Prairieville, LA (2006)
7. Move to apartment in Galloway, NJ (2011)
8. Move to house in another part of Galloway, NJ (2011)

[Comey]

Let's see...

Harrisburg, PA til 1987
Enola, PA for part of 1987-88
Camp Hill, PA from 1988-1998
Several places in Bloomsburg, PA from 1998-2002 (college)
Two places in Santa Monica, CA from 2002-03
Mechanicsburg, PA from 2003-05
Dauphin, PA from 2005-07
Harrisburg, PA in 2007
Hartford, CT from 2007-11
New Haven, CT from 2011-12
Two places in Mystic, CT from 2012-present

So that's 11 moves to different areas, and then a few moves within those areas. Overall, anywhere from 16-18 total. I guess I don't like to stay in one place.

[Matthean]

7 times and all instate.

[AENeuman]

Might have the single city record.
I have loved in 9 different places in San Francisco in the past 16 years. Reasons for moving include deportation, fire, shooting and mice.

[Atocep]

If I only count places I lived at for a year or more I'm at 13 in 34 years. If we include places I lived at or was stationed at for less than a year I'm at 18 moves in 34 years.

The 6 years I spent living on Fort Lewis from January '07 to November '12 is the longest I've lived in one place.

[sterlingice]

I'm thinking this crowd moves above average for someone in the US (our non-USers accepted). Does that seem right? Or do I underestimate how much the average person moves in this country?

SI

[JPhillips]

Originally Posted by AENeuman

I have loved in 9 different places in San Francisco in the past 16 years.

That's hot.

[Buccaneer]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

That's hot.

[cuervo72]

Ok, I'll partake.

1. childhood house (18yr) [Bucks Co, PA]
2. first dorm room (1yr) [Baltimore]
3. second dorm room (1yr) [Baltimore]
4. campus housing (2yr) [Baltimore]
5. row house after graduation (6 mos) [Baltimore]
6. first apartment (2yr) [Owings Mills]
7. wife's condo after marriage (6 mos) [Owings Mills]
8. townhouse (2.5yr) [Owings Mills]
9. single family home (13yr) [Frederick]

That's pretty much it. Not really one for change.

[Autumn]

Definitely not in the running, but interesting to see where everyone's been, so I'll add mine.

1. Born in Portsmouth, NH
2. Move to Woodstock, GA
3. Move to Gainesville, GA
4. Move to Exeter, NH at 5 years old
5. Move to Newburyport, MA at 23 years old
6. Move to Springfield VT at 26 years old
7. Move to Plainfield, VT
8. Move to Walden, VT
9. Move to Bath, ME

Nine moves but I spent my formative years in one town, in one house. Makes for a contrast in the family with my oldest sister who moved a lot and only lived in that house for a few years before getting married. To me that's our family home, to her it was just another place.

[bhlloy]

Wonder who has the biggest move in terms of distance? I can put up Cardiff, Wales to LA which is around 5400 miles but I'm sure there are a bunch in thread who already have me beat

[spleen1015]

Here's mine.

1. Born in Dover, DE
2. Moved to Okinawa, Japan
3. Moved to Washington, DC
4. Moved to Willards, MD
5. Moved to San Antonio, TX
6. Moved to Biloxi, MS
7. Moved to Montgomery, AL (Dorm 1)
8. Moved from Dorm 1 to Dorm 2
9. Moved to trailer park (Yes, I was Alabama trailer park trash)
10. Moved to house in Prattville, AL
11. Moved to Fishers, IN
12. Moved to Sandcut, IN
13. Moved back to Fishers, IN
14. Moved from apartment to house, Fishers, IN

[digamma]

Under 4 years of age was pretty sketchy. Moved a lot and parents got divorced, so there may be 3 or 4 spots there, but we'll start counting when my mom moved in with my step-father:

1. House in Avondale, GA (4-8)
2. House in Stone Mountain, GA (8-18)
3. College Dorms (2 different dorms in 4 years, 3 rooms in the second dorm) (18-22)
3.a. Lived in Valdosta, GA for 3 of college summers.
4. I'll count my 3 different apartments during law school as a/b/c, because my name was on different leases there.
a. Apartment in Charlottesville
b. Room in House in Keswick, VA
c. Room in House in Scottsville/Charlottesville/Brown's Mountain, VA
d. Lived in my parent's house in Dunwoody, GA after my first year of law school
e. Apartment in Westwood, CA after my second year in law school.
5. Apartment in Los Angeles with wife (her original apartment) for about a month after we got married. (lived there one month)
6. Apartment in Los Angeles with wife for two years.
7. Bought house in Hollywood...lived there 8 years.
8. Moved to Studio City (another house) two years ago.

Put me in cuervo's camp.

[CraigSca]

Originally Posted by cuervo72

Ok, I'll partake.

1. childhood house (18yr) [Bucks Co, PA]
2. first dorm room (1yr) [Baltimore]
3. second dorm room (1yr) [Baltimore]
4. campus housing (2yr) [Baltimore]
5. row house after graduation (6 mos) [Baltimore]
6. first apartment (2yr) [Owings Mills]
7. wife's condo after marriage (6 mos) [Owings Mills]
8. townhouse (2.5yr) [Owings Mills]
9. single family home (13yr) [Frederick]

That's pretty much it. Not really one for change.

Hey, where in Bucks? I lived in Yardley, Washington Crossing, Newtown and Doylestown.

[Marc Vaughan]

1. Born in Ely (Cambridgeshire)
2. Lived near Norwich (Norfolk) when very young
3. Lived in Sedgeford (Norfolk) until I was a teenager
4-5. Sporadically lived away from home after the age of 14(ish) and stayed in digs in various places - most notably Hunstanton and Norwich.
6. Moved back home to Sedgeford (Norfolk) when I was 16-17
7. Went to University in Brighton (Sussex)
8. Moved back home to Sedgeford after leaving Maths/Business degree.
9. Moved to Cromer (Norfolk) for work before going back to university University to Study Software Engineering.
10. Moved to Hove (Sussex) to attend University for Software Engineering.
11. Moved to Shoreham (Sussex) during my second year doing SE.
12. Moved to Crawley (Sussex) for my second job.
13. Moved to Pulborough (Sussex) when I was working freelance
14. Moved to Kingston (London) when I started working at Sports Interactive Ltd.
15. Moved to Worcester Park (London) when I settled down with my wife.
16. Moved to Royston (Hertfordshire) when we realised schools in Worcester Park weren't that awesome.
17-18. Moved through 2 other addresses in Royston.
19 Moved to Viera Florida when we emigrated
20 Moved to Melbourne Florida where I am now

Thats 20 odd moves and I think around 15 unique towns.

The strange thing is - I don't think I've moved around that much - never felt 'unstable' and I always generally have felt at home where ever I am

PS - This list ignores various places where I stayed for periods between 1-3 months when working in the aviation field (but included Oklahoma, Berne (Switzerland) and a few other random places where simulators happened to be installed).

[cuervo72]

Originally Posted by CraigSca

Hey, where in Bucks? I lived in Yardley, Washington Crossing, Newtown and Doylestown.

Feasterville - just down Buck Road from Newtown (funny, I though about BCCC today - weather reminded me of it). My mom lives in Chalfont now.

[Marc Vaughan]

Originally Posted by Comey

Harrisburg, PA til 1987

My wife has relatives in that neck of the woods - we've been up there quite a few times and given the chance Becca would move up there like a shot.

I love the area and the climate .... but couldn't find any adult soccer leagues in the area, so its a no go unfortunately

(sad but actually true - I'd miss playing a heck of a lot)

[Danny]

I move everyday. Sometimes on weekends it is just to the bathroom or kitchen, but there is some moving going on everyday

[Izulde]

34 years old

1. Parents' house in Racine, WI (Up until 18, then 19-however old I was in summer 2005)
2. Dorm room in Minneapolis, MN (18-19)
3. Dorm room in Laramie, WY (2005)
4. Fraternity house in La Crosse, WI (2006-2008)
5. University apartment in Fayetteville, AR (2008-09)
6. Off-campus roach apartment in Fayetteville, AR (2009-10)
7. House in Las Vegas, NV (2010-12)
8. Apartment in Las Vegas, NV (2012-present)

I predict I have at least two more moves - wherever I go for PhD program (if I get in next fall), and wherever I go after PhD program to be in the same city as my BFF.

I didn't include Spain or Japan here, because all my living stuff was still back in the States.

[Danny]

Isulde, I would recommend not using the term BFF in front of potential lady partners

[Izulde]

Originally Posted by Danny

Isulde, I would recommend not using the term BFF in front of potential lady partners

Yeah, I know. Or totes, which I use more often than I should. :P

[cuervo72]

Originally Posted by Izulde

Yeah, I know. Or totes, which I use more often than I should. :P

If it works for Young Drachma...

[Autumn]

Originally Posted by Danny

Isulde, I would recommend not using the term BFF in front of potential lady partners

this from the guy who just told us all about his daily "movements"

[Danny]

Originally Posted by Autumn

this from the guy who just told us all about his daily "movements"

I'm already married

[Autumn]

Try to keep some romance alive, Danny, or you may be adding another move to your list ;-)

[fantom1979]

I have changed addresses 13 times in 34 years. 10 of those times in the last 16 years

[Apathetic Lurker]

Originally Posted by Apathetic Lurker

born- Wroclaw
Xaghra-Malta
Tripoli-Libya
Remada-Tunisia
Valletta-Malta
Rome-Italy
Nice-france
Boulder-Colorado
Boston-Mass
Lancaster NY
LakeView-NY
Buffalo-South Park Ave
Buff-Red Jacket Pkwy
Buff-Cumberland-moving in oct 1st

This doesnt include places where i/we lived for short periods of time
Perth Amboy,Depew, Berlin, Ulanbataar, etc. 2-3 months or so each

Quite a bit of moving for 40 years

I've added one more home on Ashton in Buffalo and I bought a house in Europe since then.

While I don't have a huge amount of homes over the years I think distance wise combined I have the most here

[OldGiants]

A different twist on this concept:

Every street I have ever lived on started with 'W'

West 125th Street, Brooklyn
Wesington Ave, Garfield NJ
Walnut Avenue, Cranford NJ
West Saddle River Road, Waldwick NJ
West Road, Mahwah NJ
Waters Edge Road, Midlothian VA

[Danny]

Originally Posted by Autumn

Try to keep some romance alive, Danny, or you may be adding another move to your list ;-)

I still usually close the door when going to the bathroom, so its all good

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Izulde

Or totes, which I use more often than I should. :P

I have, unfortunately, started to pick this one up from a good friend. I really have to be careful about picking my spots on ever using it.

Same with IKR (via same source)

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

I have, unfortunately, started to pick this one up from a good friend. I really have to be careful about picking my spots on ever using it.

Same with IKR (via same source)

I had no idea what either meant until I just went and urban dictionary'd it. And if it's the meaning I think it is, which was not what I expected, I now have this image of Jon as a chain smoking valley girl from the south, which doesn't really make much of an image at all.

SI

[EagleFan]

Originally Posted by Poli

I was looking for something else when I came across this thread. I've had a few more moves since.

35. Bought a house with my now ex-wife, May 07.
36. After the divorce, moved to Arnold MO. Jan 09.
37. After a year, moved to Festus, MO. Jan 10.
38. Met my wife, moved near her before the wedding, St Charles MO. Feb 11.
39. Moved into our new home in Wentzville, MO. Feb 13.

I'm slowing down as I get older. I'm now 37.

Holy crap, you get kicked out of a hell of a lot of places...

[EagleFan]

This one's easy...

1) Born in Millville in 1969
2) Moved to another area in Millville in 1990
3) Moved to Mays Landing in 1997
4) Moved to another area in Mays Landing in 2007
5) Moved to another area in Mays Landing in 2012

Almost had a move to San Diego in 2003 (thankfully that didn't happen as I heard the company didn't turn that position into a permanent position like they said they were going to).

Almost had a move to Biloxi in 2004 (glad I didn't thanks to Katrina, it also would have meant a required move to St. Louis as the company I almost went to work for had their headquarters destroyed in Biloxi and turned a secondary St. Louis office into their headquarters afterwards); came real close to that one but they couldn't wait and wanted me there immediately so I said no thanks.

Basically 4 moves and have never been more than 20 miles from the home I grew up in.

I would find it hard to move away from here to be honest. I have friends that I have known since I was 4 that I still get together with (we play poker every couple months).

[JediKooter]

Let's see here:

1. Born in Lakeland Florida moved to
2. Whiting Field NAS Florida moved to
3. Vallejo California moved to
4. San Diego California moved to
5. Redding California moved to
6. San Diego California moved to
7. Rock Springs Wyoming moved to
8. Afton Wyoming moved to
9. San Diego California moved to
10. Panama City Florida moved to
11. San Antonio Texas moved to
12. Chanute AFB Illinois moved to
13. Kunsan South Korea moved to
14. Loring AFB Maine moved to
15. Cannon AFB New Mexico moved to
16. San Diego California moved to
17. El Cajon California moved to
18. La Mesa California moved to
19. San Diego California moved to
20. Rancho Bernardo California moved to
21. Cupertino California moved to
22. Santa Clara California moved to
23. Cupertino California moved to
24. Sausalito California moved to
25. National City California...

I may have missed a couple, but, that's the best I can remember...I'm old.