Things you have completely wasted money on

[Tipp blue]

Every tent I've ever bought, all end up in the bin after 1 use, all advertised as east to put up and take down, false advertising they are never easy to put up and always a pain in the ass to take down after about an hour I get fed up fold it up into a ball and punt it. Going to need one next weekend so more money about to be wasted.

 

[AndyC]

I do wonder when i see Telsa drivers of their moral journey they have been on purchasing this electrified car, from saving the planet to white supremacy etc.

There’s a very interesting conundrum or dilemma regarding the morals of Musk, Tesla and other EV manufacturers.

Let me state right at the top that I completely and utterly abhor the political views of Musk and his insane support for the megalomaniac Trump.

I bought my Tesla two and half years ago and yes, the drop in prices of new Tesla cars has impacted its residual value and that of used car values significantly. However, the product itself is excellent and to my mind, folk need to consider the environmental benefits of Tesla cars against the politics of Musk.

Musk is an individual, Tesla is an organisation seemingly committed to electrification and away from fossil fuels.

I have also invested in solar panels and a Tesla Powerwall battery storage system. The combination of Solar panels and the Powerwall has cut my domestic electricity bill by at least 70% and during the recent spell of prolonged sunny weather, my usage of electricity from the grid has been negligible… these savings are down to the technology ‘championed’ by Tesla.

As regards other car manufacturers producing EVs… many of the mileage range claims being advertised are, shall we say, economical with the truth… and lots of them are way more expensive than Tesla and have nothing like the technology within them.

As an example, the Porsche Macan EV range claims via the Porsche website to have between 321-380 miles of range depending upon the model.
I drove a top of the range Macan EV last week and fully charged, it indicated a potential range of 305 miles and in reality, it achieved 285 miles… and this with a price tag of over £80,000… compare that to a Tesla Model Y that tops out at around £53,000 and comfortably manages 315 miles on a full charge.

Separate the politics of Musk from the benefits of Tesla products and the moral dilemma diminishes for me.

 

[SLAVEN BILIC]

In the nuclear war aftermath physical copies will be like gold. Whoever has a working copy of Blade Runner, Terminator and Aliens will rule the world.

In that case.

Bow down to me now!!!!

 

[Tipp blue]

In the nuclear war aftermath physical copies will be like gold. Whoever has a working copy of Blade Runner, Terminator and Aliens will rule the world.

Kind of hoping that during the Nuclear war one of nukes lands on my head, arsed living in the post nuke world.

 

[SLAVEN BILIC]

CD collecting is massive now. I’ve kept hold of every VHS, Vinyl, CD and DVD/Blu-ray I’ve ever bought. Most of it is in the loft like. Some of it is worth stupid money.

To answer the original question: it would have to be gym memberships. I do well to get in shape and then about 6 months later I’ve relapsed and put the weight back on.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Biggest waste of my money, my missus. Just don’t tell her!

 

[chrismpw]

I do wonder when i see Telsa drivers of their moral journey they have been on purchasing this electrified car, from saving the planet to white supremacy etc.

Yup - what Musk has vealed about himself was rhe final straw. Distancing myself from Musk was the reason I snapped and took the loss. Maybe others can't afford to so the same so we shouldn't really judge them. The tesla community is full of deluded fan boys though who get rs style angry the moment you mention a fault in the car's design - which i did on many, many occasions!!

 

[Tommy Chong]

In the nuclear war aftermath physical copies will be like gold. Whoever has a working copy of Blade Runner, Terminator and Aliens will rule the world.

But just bear in mind, mate:

View attachment It's Not Fair1.mp4
What can be given in one area, can be taken away in another...

 

[chrismpw]

CD will come back ... once music streaming services do what tv streaming services are doing and get greedy. In fact, i think they already are. Vinyl is king though. Always has been.

In hindsight, my CD collection was a complete and utter waste of money with no resale value. I guess I had some good times playing them all, but yeah, long live the vinyl revival.

 

[chrismpw]

Yeah, I know a few people who did this. Just think of it like this: at their peak around 2000 (ish), you'd be looking at £15 (ish) for just a standard DVD. If you had 100, which was very easy to achieve at the time, you'd be looking at £1500 just for those.

What a waste.

Yeah but those films are more than likely really good films - that streaming services just don't show. I haven't thrown my collection away and never will.

 

[edge]

Various tv boxes, saterlite. Cable ect.
Gtmedia last one , now in the electric graveyard of my loft.
Buy them ,spend a while getting to know the ins and outs of them ,updates adding stuff to them , get them running well.
Then get fed up because there now just running and bore me.
End up in the loft, till the next thing takes my fancy.
Nearly as bad as the black hole of my money that my ex wife became.

 

[Kurt.]

My conservatory, too hot on the summer, too cold in the winter….. it’s just a glorified storage room

 

[Rita_Poon]

My conservatory, too hot on the summer, too cold in the winter….. it’s just a glorified storage room

Yeah but on a nice evening with the doors open you have had a meal and a glass of wine in pure leisure sat taking it all in?

Also a handy reprieve when a quick downpour tries to halt a bbq.

 

[Rita_Poon]

 

[Ray Purchase]

A Sony Betamax video recorder.

The Oldies will get this.