[He's not as caught up on happenings in the Big Apple as he probably should be, sorry Jess. That's what happens when you retire.]

You don't have to take 'em, but if you don't, there's no money and no bed. Most've the imPorts have stuck with those long enough to find something else before switching so they can pay rent. And the housing's not that bad.

[It's what he's doing.]