Rangatira Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/127908722/cops-investigate-suspicious-blaze-at-jockey-club-boss-home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Cops investigate suspicious blaze at Jockey Club boss' home Sam Sherwood13:12, Feb 28 2022 JOSEPH JOHNSON/STUFF Canterbury Jockey Club chief executive Tim Mills pictured in 2012. Police are investigating a suspicious car fire at the home of Canterbury Jockey Club’s chief executive. Emergency services were called to the blaze at the club’s house on Racecourse Rd, Christchurch about 12.30am on Monday. Chief executive Tim Mills said he and his wife were woken to the sound of a tyre exploding. “I leapt out of bed, saw flames and [an] orange glow out the window and my wife rang the fire brigade.” Mills rushed to get his garden hose and saw the back left tyre of his work car on fire. “I managed to get around with the hose and get things slightly under control by the time the fire brigade arrived. The car was damaged and the side of the house was scorched, but it was one of those things that could’ve been a hell of a lot worse,” Mills said. “The fire brigade did say we weren’t far away from it being a lot more significant.” A police spokeswoman said the fire was being treated as suspicious and the investigation was ongoing. Mills said he did not want to speculate as to why someone would want to set fire to his car, which was currently being repaired. “It’s hard to imagine a reason why anyone would want to do something like that,” he said. “I would just hope that there’s someone out there that knows something and have got enough courage to realise that what was done was particularly stupid and dangerous and [they] should be held to account for it.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 I wonder if it was a company car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy connolly Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Maybe old Millsey overinflated the tyre. Outside Warren Buffett, old Millsey must be the worlds longest serving active CEO. Surely he's had his time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 41 minutes ago, billy connolly said: Maybe old Millsey overinflated the tyre. Outside Warren Buffett, old Millsey must be the worlds longest serving active CEO. Surely he's had his time. Agreed. He is either incompetent or has no ambition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Or both. What does the evidence say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huey Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 10 hours ago, Chief Stipe said: Agreed. He is either incompetent or has no ambition. More than a few in that boat across NZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy connolly Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 On 28/02/2022 at 7:49 PM, Chief Stipe said: Cops investigate suspicious blaze at Jockey Club boss' home I see old Millsey's looking for another starter, didn't Boof Pelling cut the mustard? Why doesn't old Millsey have a go himself? The last decent starter in NZ was the former Otago man, Allan Mckay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 (edited) Boof got sick of all the knives in his back and resigned. The shambles last Saturday would have amused him immensely. Edited April 26, 2022 by Freda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 2 hours ago, billy connolly said: The last decent starter in NZ was the former Otago man, Allan Mckay. Ron Carter used to go ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy connolly Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Freda said: Ron Carter used to go ok. Wasn't he a chariot man? He may have been an exception but every Ben-Hur starter I've seen has been diabolical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangatira Posted April 26, 2022 Author Share Posted April 26, 2022 2 hours ago, billy connolly said: Wasn't he a chariot man? Early educator of Noodlum I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 7 hours ago, billy connolly said: Wasn't he a chariot man? He may have been an exception but every Ben-Hur starter I've seen has been diabolical. A wee bit tongue-in-cheek, Billy. I was very young when Dad used to refer to him in tones of reverence....a long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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