Sometimes you get to burn the place down.

Two men whose “sheer stupidity” caused a devastating fire at Cycle King in Bury St Edmunds which caused £1.6 million damage had been trying to cremate a mouse, a court has heard.

ttps://www.eadt.co.uk/news/judge-brands-arsonist-s-actions-in-bury-st-edmunds-as-sheer-stupidity-1-6060985

(thanks to road.cc for the link)

Dysney Sibbons is not a real name.

Hadn’t spotted that. Must be American.

Who calls there kid Dysney???

I also think his ‘dystant’ relative Walt wouldn’t be too impressed with their treatment of a mouse either….

Can’t be too hard on him – he’s just Alladin a bike shop……

I’ve seen some arsing about in bike shops* but nothing like that!

*time to start a thread

This looks like a good candidate for the “Just fancy that!” column in Private Eye.

What’s the betting the “accelerant” was GT85

Turner Burner?

Dysney Sibbons is not a real name.

Works at the Unseen University I think.

Ashley does look like a mouse burner.

Works at the Unseen University I think.

*ponders*

Steven Dyble, for Finley, said his client…

Must be a Bury-st-Edmunds thing.

“Arson” seems a bit harsh. IANAL.

Turner Burner?

Chapeau.

What no one seems to be giving the lads credit for is that they did an excellent job of the cremation.

Typical day in a lbs, you do an outstanding job, and someone finds a little detail to nitpick on, and then the poor chap gets the sack…

Checked on their website to see if they’re having a fire sale but all that’s left is a small Cinder Cone.

Dysney Sibbons is not a real name.

It’s twinned with Royston Vasey isn’t it

Not the first time a cycle king shop has had a fire like that. The Oxford one got toasted a number of years ago…… I suppose all the remaining bikes are available like Model T Fords – any colour you want as long as it’s black.

Another boring afternoon in the LBS.

‘Small cinder cone’

Excellent work sir.

Not the first time a cycle king shop has had a fire like that.

Shenanigans?

Meh, that shop was filled to the rafters with BSOs last time I was down. I’m more concerned about The One Bull pub just down from it though

Cycle King was still going ? I got a bike from there in the 90’s.

Cougar

Works at the Unseen University I think.

This is good…and well set-up for this….

wwaswas

Works at the Unseen University I think.

*ponders*

Bloody Genius!

Shenanigans?

No, Oxford.

They’re selling Panaracer Fire XC’s cheap at the mo’…

What no one seems to be giving the lads credit for is that they did an excellent job of the cremation.

Typical day in a lbs, you do an outstanding job, and someone finds a little detail to nitpick on, and then the poor chap gets the sack…

I felt this went under appreciated, chapeau!

Having spent many a dull afternoon restocking/facing up etc back in my student days, I can sympathise with anyone getting bored on a quiet spell in a shop.

Is no one else getting a ‘WTF’ at the ‘cremating a mouse’ thing though? That’s pretty horrific. Seems a bit future-serial-killer to me.

Surprised they pleaded guilty, would have thought a key test for Arson would be premeditated/bringing flammable materials/motive. Lawyer has presumably remcommended this action.

Whats the minimum sentence for Arson? I just had a quick google and it says Arson through being reckless is lower culpability, and admission/remorse/cooperation is mitigating circumstances so perhaps they’ll not end up with imprisonment…

Surprised they pleaded guilty, would have thought a key test for Arson would be premeditated/bringing flammable materials/motive

They were using a flammable propellant inside a building with the intention of setting fire to something.

They were thick enough not to understand the possibilities, but they were successful in what they set out to achieve.

How do you turn a mouse in a bike shop into a dog?

Spray it with GT85, set fire to it and it’ll go woof!

(igmc).

As a business owner does your insurance payout if it was an act of your employees. I would say accidental damage but as the two are in court not sure that will stick.

Steven Dyble

Sausage-inna-bun anyone?

Sausage-inna-bun anyone?

And That’s Burning My Own Mouse!

It’s twinned with Royston Vasey isn’t it

Yokel Shop for Yokel people.

WE DIDN’T BURN HIM!

Dyble? They should have got TC in on the case.

Sausage-inna-bun anyone?

Rat-onna-stick surely?

Is no one else getting a ‘WTF’ at the ‘cremating a mouse’ thing though? That’s pretty horrific. Seems a bit future-serial-killer to me.

Cremating is quite common for humans. There was no mention of killing.

They’ve released the name of the mouse… Mickey. Makes you think…

RIP Mickey. It weren’t that seatpost squeaking after all.