Relocating Gifts

Man driving his desk along a street.

While You Were Out: We Moved!

Ye Haul.

"I could't make it here, so I'm going to try Boston."

'Let's see, you folks need to sell your home before you buy a new one. How about waiting in the lobby for 2 or 3 years.'

"You can pack this back up now."

Frank and I are looking into moving to that new condo that went up next door

Man sees sign stating dog for sale, house and land thrown in.

A Room (with adequate light and ventilation, no psychotic neighbors, near a grocery store, in a halfway-decent building in an O.K. neighborhood [not Queens, please God] for under $2000 a month) of One's Own

"When we moved back into the city, we decided to keep the car."

'Am I safe in assuming that your requirements do not include a formal dining room?'

'What use are 500 Facebook friends when you are moving house?'

Change is good.

'Hmmph. Here's an ad for affordable housing five minutes from downtown. By what means? Learjet?'

Unemployed person pinning a point on the map for where they want to work.

Welcome to Scotland.

Nest building

Why super heroes don't need moving vans when they relocate.

Sound Apartment

'We'd like a comfortable rambler with a two-car garage in a blue state.'

"Packing up and relocating to a new home is a moving experience."

"Ed lives somewhere in the midwest and Jim settled out on the west coast, so I don't see them much anymore."

"Yes, I appreciate that it's a converted fire station. But I still think I'd prefer stairs."

'Old mother hubbard -- your cupboard is now bare.'

Jet flies by. 'And of course it's handy for the airport.'

'Yes, the moving sale was there, but now it's down the street. You'd better hurry before it moves again.'

"Well, I know we've lived in Antarctica for generations, but can you give me one good reason as to why we shouldn't move to the tropics?"

'Land for sale "very cheap"'

"I couldn't say—I'm a stranger here myself."

"Enough with the small town experience. It's time for move to the big city."

"We used to live in Connecticut but then we moved to Vermont. I have no idea why."

"You're moving into a place where all the parents live well and all the kids test well."

"I like New York, but I miss having a screen door."

"Do you ever miss New York?"

"This city is becoming unlivable."