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From the Latvian National Fire and Rescue Service,Translated by Google...

"During the weekend, the VUGD received a call to a multi-apartment building where there was a suspicion that a person was going to jump through the fourth floor window. When arriving at the scene, firefighters rescuers realized that if they were trying to get into the apartment, one would most likely jump over the window. Thanks to the support of the neighbors, firefighters were able to enter the steep lowk in the apartment and prepare to grab this person in the fall. While one firefighter rescuer was waiting for a fall at the window, the other ensured that the interceptors could rescue the falling person firmly. Meanwhile, firefighters with mountaineering equipment tried to access people on the sill from the roof of the building, but the rescuers noticed that human hands had fallen and dropped. The firefighters below were able to catch the fallen people behind their feet and safely pass through the window. "
https://www.facebook.com/Latvianfirefighters/videos/2200601706622336/

I read on reddit, that the news reported, that the firefighters were on the third floor.

Well this is a very interesting video, because I'm trying to figure out wtf UTA stands for, I'm thinking it's Utah Transit Authority or something. So do they have a rule about not smoking on UTA property? That's got to be it.

I'm thinking these two male cops are thinking what a lot of male cops think, which is why the fuck did this little woman become a police officer.
But i got to cover her ass because she probably can't fight her way out of a wet paper bag. She probably needs to get into the DARE program so her biggest challenge is keeping 7 yr olds from putting boogers on her pantleg.

Of course, some women cops are pretty awesome, pretty fearless, and quite useful. Some, like I suspect this one, is pretty worthless.

I don't understand why they trespassed this guy from UTA property however. I just don't see how that's legal.

The whole interaction is quite irritating because I have to agree with the hoodie guy, nothing makes sense.

Which is fine as far as it goes, until he starts painting all cops are brainless gov't toads who sponge off the taxpayer etc etc etc. You lost me there, boss, because now you're insulting my avocation, in which I take a lot of pride.

Lemme give you an example of police work. Yesterday I helped a lady who had an auto accident, her brand new Mini Cooper got destroyed by some little juvenile driving a big ass Jeep Cherokee.

Today I assisted my Lt. with a neighbor complaint, some jerkoff who sounded like he had 18 Red Bulls for breakfast and wouldn't shut the fuck up had thrown a bunch of trash over a patio divider in an apt. complex because he thought his Latvian neighbor was making too much noise. Nobody got arrested, we were just there trying to resolve these two idiots from killing each other.

Then today I drove some old handicapped biddy 15 miles down the road so she could be with her husband who was having hip surgery. it took us a good 30 minutes to find out where the old codger was but we did it.

Two other officers responded to a family who called about their grown son who was off his meds and had a knife...we've been to this house dozens of times because the son is a fucking mental. I thought for sure this guy would get shot dead today, but turns out he was just arrested and transported to the PD for processing.

A couple of people got arrested for shoplifting, nobody got beat, they got a piece of paper with a court date on it.

etc etc etc

But no, this 'hispanic' dude has to jump to 15 conclusions about what ALL police officers do and it's total bullshit.

Dude, you're about as idiotic as these phony UTA cops.

As cool as it is, It is a "Fake"

"Latvian mobile operator Tele2 was involved in staging a hoax on a meteorite allegedly falling in the country on Sunday, the operator's marketing and sales director said Monday.
Latvian mobile operator Tele2 was involved in staging a hoax on a meteorite allegedly falling in the country on Sunday, the operator's marketing and sales director More.. said Monday."
- http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3b5_1256594548

Oh yeah, I read that in the lounge yesterday. Interesting.

In reply to this comment by EDD:
I don't know about married couples, but yeah, from experience it really does seem to me that women are less sexually repressed than men. Might just be Latvia though - we've one of the highest female sociosexuality figures in the world.

In reply to this comment by inflatablevagina:
Wow lucky you with a kinky lady. I think probably that's the case for the majority of married couples. Interesting though, isn't it? People think of women as being more sexually repressed, but I think women are more open to try different things than men are.

Bestiality? Really? **shudder**

I don't know about married couples, but yeah, from experience it really does seem to me that women are less sexually repressed than men. Might just be Latvia though - we've one of the highest female sociosexuality figures in the world.

In reply to this comment by inflatablevagina:
Wow lucky you with a kinky lady. I think probably that's the case for the majority of married couples. Interesting though, isn't it? People think of women as being more sexually repressed, but I think women are more open to try different things than men are.

Bestiality? Really? **shudder**

>> ^bramankp:
>> I'm reminded of a scene in Mean Girls.
Gretchen: That is so fetch!
Regina: Gretchen, stop trying to make fetch happen! It's not going to happen!


There's an old Latvian proverb: "A quote from a shitty Lindsay Lohan movie doesn't make the best rebuke."

Thanks for the heads-up & complimenting my English - I remember there being a discussion about "sailor" being the proper term in this context on the sift couple of months ago, so I really should've not made the mistake.

And the expression you're looking for goes somewhat like this: "pimpis ir garshiix" ('i' is always pronounced as in "pimp", and double-'i' is an elongated vowel).

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
For this video I believe the word you're looking for is "sailor" instead of "soldier." In English the word for all service men and women in the Navy of any nation is "sailor." The same applies to anyone who works on a civilian boat or ship too. Since your Latvian you might not have known this. Your English is still better than most non-native speakers, BTW. It's certainly better than my Latvian. I don't even know how to say "cock taste good." (Umm, blankfist was wondering.)

For this video I believe the word you're looking for is "sailor" instead of "soldier." In English the word for all service men and women in the Navy of any nation is "sailor." The same applies to anyone who works on a civilian boat or ship too. Since your Latvian you might not have known this. Your English is still better than most non-native speakers, BTW. It's certainly better than my Latvian. I don't even know how to say "cock taste good." (Umm, blankfist was wondering.)

Nice to see some of my native tongue on the Sift even though this material is somewhat controversial.

The documentary's called "The Soviet Story" (obviously) and it further exposes some of the atrocities of Stalin's regime and links it with Nazism, mostly ideologically, yet also by showing some documents on acts of cooperation between the two sides. All that got a lot of Kremlin-brain-washed youth's panties in a real tight bunch, as there's a real problem with some Russians acknowledging some of the war crimes of Soviet Union (a nation-wide poll recently placed Stalin as the greatest Russian that ever lived). So they hanged and burned a doll that was supposedly that of the film's director in front of the Latvian embassy in Moscow. It would be funny if historical misinterpretation via government propaganda and lies would not still be more than just widespread in today's Russia

This just in: Eastern Europe ftw, gradually taking over the Sift!

Cheers and may your siftin' streak continue!

P.S. On behalf of all Latvians I apologize for kicking Slovenia's ass at IIHC the other day. On the other hand-it was all refs fault! Anyways, if I go to Slovenia this summer, which is a slight possibility, I'll let you know

Slightly OT but I don't think anything here gives credit for inventing the laser to americans. The title is slightly misleading, but the video says that Stanford faculty made pioneering contributions which is true. Of course a latvian/canadian, Arthur Leonard Schawlow, made significant contributions as well. But hey he also joined Stanford faculty.

I was almost in Latvia a little trip a few months ago. There's an Estonian/Latvian (from what i understand) animated film called Lotte. I was the director of the norwegian version of it We almost went to Latvia i think to have our version mixed there.. but it was done in oslo and denmark instead.
and norway is in NATO but not EU.. but we are in EFTA, EU light, hehe.

In reply to this comment by MINK:
THERE IS NO CORRUPTION IN LITHUANIA! YOU SHOULD JOIN WONDERFUL EUROPEAN UNION IT IS MOST GOOD! ALSO NATO!

In reply to this comment by lavoll:
so how are things in lithuania these days then? havent heard anything about corruption being a problem... but then again, I hardly here any news from our neighbours on the balticum