Wanted: OT: Buying a Canon 60D, looking for Lenses etc

you mean the canon 18-55 kit lens? That is possibly one of the most aweful lenses ever produced. Fact. Its got bitching barrel distortion, horrific CA, terribly inaccurate focus and suspect build quality, even if it was free I would rather not have one.

What I meant was that it's not amazing, but it takes pictures and can be useful in certain situations where you don't want a flashy heavy lens but want the range that a zoom can provide. For me that's what a zoom lens should do because their IQ won't be as good anyway. I keep primes for doing the more serious work, and the 50mm is on the body 70% of the time.