Things That You Didn't Realise That You Didn't Need, but You Still Buy Anyway - !

[ColinJ]

There’s clearly a shortage of said bags around here as poo bags get left waiting for someone else to pick them up.

Probably one for another thread but why go to the bother of picking up poo if you are not going to dispose of it properly?

Dog poos, someone watching: pick up poo, later, when no one is watching: drop poo.

They might be doing what my sister does on out-and-back walks (as opposed to circular ones). If there is a bin ahead of her on the walk she carries the bag(s) to it. If the bin is behind her she drops the bags and picks them up on the way back to put in the bin.

I find it embarrassing. She says that everyone round here knows what she does but I worry about potentially angry encounters with strangers who don't!

 

[Pblakeney]

They might be doing what my sister does on out-and-back walks (as opposed to circular ones). If there is a bin ahead of her on the walk she carries the bag(s) to it. If the bin is behind her she drops the bags and picks them up on the way back to put in the bin.

If only.
They are left for days, and who knows how long they lie before decomposing, or some council worker/volunteer has to pick them up.

 

[MontyVeda]

Two things i always buy when i don't need them are a new chain and a new cassette, so having just fitted a new chain and cassette, I've just ordered the next ones. In x year's time when i need a new chain and cassette, i want to go to the cupboard to get them, not a shop.

But in the spirit of the thread, it's usually something like picking up a couple of tins of mushy peas only to find I've already got six tins of mushy peas in and it was marrowfat peas i needed.

 

[Profpointy]

A micrometer is like calculus, without it you’re just guessing.

I may have posted this story before but a friend working in engineering had a colleague come up to him and asked him to get his micrometer and measure a part for him. "Don't need a mic" he said, and holding it between his fingers confidently said it was 1" and 120 thou. The bloke pleaded with him to stop messing about and please measure it, but to no avail, so he went off in a huff to find someone a bit more helpful. Of course, it measure exactly what he'd been told. My mate had recognised the item as some kind of bush off a mini, and he'd made one for himself (at work) not long before and remembered the size. Before long it was all round the works that he could measure to within a thou' just with his fingers. He never let on

 

[Vapin' Joe]

I haven't succumbed, yet, but I really want a Dremel...
There's a spare corner in my toolchest that it would sit quite snuggly after it'd been fired up a couple of times and never used again.

I've had a Dremel for at least ten years, plus all the accessories.

It's usage has been exactly as you describe.

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

I've had a set of clip-on TT bars sitting in the spares box for a few years, I used to use a set all the time 30-odd years ago, but I'm struggling to overcome the nerves of trying them again outdoors after my bike RTA ~11.5 years ago due to brakes failure... Having no brake lever on the TT bars to use in an emergency is a big concern!

In recent weeks I've been trying to convince myself to fit them to the newish egravel bike, in the name of reduced aero drag, for less use of the small 250Wh battery when under 15.5mph and a bit more speed for my efforts above the motor cutoff.

I should probably start by fitting them on my road bike that's on the turbo, just to try the basic position and see how easy it is to get back to the drops with my aching body!

 

[Dogtrousers]

I'm still struggling with the convoluted thread title. I think it means this:

- I bought the thing
- when I bought the thing I thought I needed it.
- After buying it, I realised that I don't need it.

Gotcha. A Tyre Glider. You know, that thing that makes it really easy to get tyres on and off. I saw the ads and it looked great. I bought one. But I don't actually have a problem getting tyres on and off. I get by fine with my tyre levers.

I lost my Tyre Glider before even trying it out. It's around somewhere probably.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I presume this is meant to be “Things you bought that you don’t need”

In my case, it’s more technical outdoor tops. My technical outdoor gear just doesn’t wear out, but every few years I buy another top. Can‘t resist the latest fabric advancements. Then each top wears even less as I have enough to rotate through them wearing each one only once a week at most. The tops will still be going in 20 years.

 

[Pblakeney]

I presume this is meant to be “Things you bought that you don’t need”

In my case, it’s more technical outdoor tops. My technical outdoor gear just doesn’t wear out, but every few years I buy another top. Can‘t resist the latest fabric advancements. Then each top wears even less as I have enough to rotate through them wearing each one only once a week at most. The tops will still be going in 20 years.

I'm still using an ONCE top from over 30 years ago.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I've got a CO2 adapter and 2 cylinders that I added to an online bits and pieces order years ago ... Probably in order to bump it up to free delivery.

I carried it around with me for a while but never used it. I wasn't actually sure how to use it and I didn't want to waste a cylinder by practising. And anyway, I've got a really good pump.

It's in a box somewhere.