Wherever I lay my hat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

kev · April 17, 2018

Was thinking about this on my way back from the pub.
I have had many different addresses during my life - Born in a 3 bed semi detached. Aged 1 we moved to a 2 bed prefab (yes I am that old), Aged 11 we moved to a 3 bed semi-detached. Aged 20, I got married and moved to a 2 bed terraced (with her parents) Aged 21 moved to a 1 bed flat (council) Aged 23 moved to a 2 bed Maisonette (council) Aged 25 moved to a 2 bed semi detached (council) Aged 27 divorced and moved back to the 3 bed semi with my parents. Aged 30 married (again) and moved to 3 bed semi (with her mother), aged 31 bought 2 bed terraced house. Aged 33 bought a 3 bed semi detached. Aged 40 bought a 4 bed detached. Aged 48 divorced (again) and moved into a mates 2 bed flat for 3 months before renting a 1 bed flat. Aged 50 bought a 3 bed semi detached. Aged 52 married (again) and bought the 3 bed semi detached where I have lived for the last 12 years.
My current house is approx 150 yards from the house in which I was born and I have never lived more than 4 miles from where I was born.
So what is your story?

Huyton Layne · April 17, 2018

Grew up in the house my dad no lives in in Huyton. Moved to the States and was a bit poor so lived in a sketchy as f, 8 apartment building. Soon after I left that place a fella was shot in an attempt carjacking. Moved to a nicer semi detached rental place, no through roads so quite as can be. Then bought the wife's grandparents' house after they died and now live in a dead end road with about 40 houses on it in a much nicer area. I'm about 3,500 from where I grew up.

So 4 total.

Connor · April 17, 2018

5. Never too far though, usually just we've needed more space as we've grown up.

We've liked to move it, move it.

ilikecheese · April 17, 2018

24 I think. Might be forgetting one.

ilikecheese · April 17, 2018

ilikecheese said:
24 I think. Might be forgetting one.

Yeah I did. It's 25. 15 before I left for college.

AndyGray · April 17, 2018

larbert toffee · April 17, 2018

7, Grew up in the same house in Upton until I was 20 then I left for Scotland to seek my fame and fortune, 37 years and 6 homes later I've found neither however we have settled and have been happy for the past 16 years in the same house.

Boba Fret · April 17, 2018

Born in Northampton but escaped when I was two as parents moved to Twickenham. Five years later we moved to a bigger house across town.

Moved in with a friend for a while before moving in with the girlfriend (now wife).

A few years later we bought our house and 15 years later are still there. Considering a move in the next year or so.

chrismpw · April 17, 2018

Hard to say.
Are we to include country estates and manors, which are only occupied a few weeks a year, or just palaces and town houses?

Boba Fret · April 17, 2018

chrismpw said:
Hard to say.
Are we to include country estates and manors, which are only occupied a few weeks a year, or just palaces and town houses?

....don't forget the Ski Chalet and the Lakeside Villa.

Eggs · April 17, 2018

...3 houses with my parents (rented), 2 houses of my own.

bignev23 · April 17, 2018

Let me have a go at predicting the next line here...it will involve divorce again and moving back to your mates flat.

kev · April 17, 2018

bignev23 said:
Let me have a go at predicting the next line here...it will involve divorce again and moving back to your mates flat.

Ha.
Hopefully not, but you never know. I gave up trying to predict my life years ago.

Bruce Wayne · April 17, 2018

10 to date.

orly · April 17, 2018

kev said:
Was thinking about this on my way back from the pub.
I have had many different addresses during my life - Born in a 3 bed semi detached. Aged 1 we moved to a 2 bed prefab (yes I am that old), Aged 11 we moved to a 3 bed semi-detached. Aged 20, I got married and moved to a 2 bed terraced (with her parents) Aged 21 moved to a 1 bed flat (council) Aged 23 moved to a 2 bed Maisonette (council) Aged 25 moved to a 2 bed semi detached (council) Aged 27 divorced and moved back to the 3 bed semi with my parents. Aged 30 married (again) and moved to 3 bed semi (with her mother), aged 31 bought 2 bed terraced house. Aged 33 bought a 3 bed semi detached. Aged 40 bought a 4 bed detached. Aged 48 divorced (again) and moved into a mates 2 bed flat for 3 months before renting a 1 bed flat. Aged 50 bought a 3 bed semi detached. Aged 52 married (again) and bought the 3 bed semi detached where I have lived for the last 12 years.
My current house is approx 150 yards from the house in which I was born and I have never lived more than 4 miles from where I was born.
So what is your story?