Ah!... You've pointed out a misconception, Ozzie Traveller, that I've had about, not just my shooting, but others as well. I do have some long lenses; a 400mm Soligur & a 500mm Tamron mirror. I rarely use them as well.
So it is really about what you want to photograph. My interest is industrial archeology sites, work related, holiday landscapes, social occasions.... I have previously though that the answer to a question "What lens should I get" commonly gets the answer "what do you want to shoot?" was a bit silly. It's not so silly after all. It does pay to examine that question. I don't know if this helps the original poster, but i'ts caused me to think a bit.