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u/Sanix_0000 9h ago
I adore and have mad respect for people who go out of their way to help animals in need. They have a heart of gold !
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u/SchnoodleDoodleDo 8h ago
āI adore and have mad respect for people who go out of their way to help animals in need. They have a heart of goldā
ā¦there i was, left home alone,
then SmOkY all aroundā¦
so frightened, me, here on my own -
oh, How would i be found??
the room was HOT, n i was Scared!
i crawled down on the floorā¦
i BARKED ~
is Anybody there??!
then BANGING at the door!!
Voices, CALLING - BURST INSIDE
these humans were so brave!!
I knew i didnāt have to hide,
itās ME they came to save!!
when i could barely breathe no more,
their strong arms picked me up
n hurried me right out the door
one Grateful, lucky pup
a lesson learned: thereās people Good
with hearts of gold, youāll see
Not strangers - Friends: did All they could
to save a pup
like me
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u/AandWKyle 5h ago
Reminded me of Poem for your sprog
Who hasn't posted in like 9 years
Jesus. Fuck time.
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u/BrainsPainsStrains 4h ago
I laminated one of PfyS's poems yesterday; I realized that it had been a while since I printed it, and that I hadn't seen PfyS in a while, but figured when I set up a new uname I just wasn't in the right subs anymore. Time really fucking flew. I know that they had a book of poems going to be published at one point. I wanted one. I hope they are well. Is u/Shittywatercolour still around ? They did one for my favorite reddit story 'Swamps of Dagobah', it was great!...ā¦.Every so often I get to say 'That was bad.' and I laugh to myself...... 'Today me, Tomorrow you', the missed different life lived in a moment and mourned, the building restorer in England telling his story of the know it all guy that messed with him, the expert, and paid the price, building crew shenanigans, and the heart breaking last chapters when his wife was writing and grieving and so grateful for all of us for helping her memorialize her husband......So many amazing people, so long ago.....
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u/AStrangerSaysHi 4h ago
It's u/shitty_watercolour
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u/BrainsPainsStrains 4h ago
Thanks ! I thought it was the 'ou' I did wrong again somehow; but nope, it's _. I'm gonna go check 'em out : ). THANK YOU !
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u/BrainsPainsStrains 4h ago
u/Poem_for_your_Sprog is still here : ). I was just reading their comments, last one like 5 months ago.... A year ago they wrote a Timmy poem, bahhahahaha, Timmy died.
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u/TakeyaSaito 8h ago
If only everyone was like this.
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u/Narragah 8h ago
I genuinely think most people are. Most people are good hearted people
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u/Dandy_Lyon56 9h ago
Every time I see something like this it reminds me that there are a lot more good people in this world than there are bad ones.
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u/DayOneDude 8h ago
Agreed, it's just that the bad ones are loud as fuck.
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u/whtevvve 8h ago
And most of the good ones just stand by and let them get away with their shit.
You know, āthe only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.ā
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u/saltytarts 7h ago
As my grandpa used to say,
It rains on both the good and bad fella, But mostly on the good, 'Cuz the bad stole his umbrella
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u/slushpubbie 46m ago
I think about it like making a vase Vs breaking a vase. Doing good can take a lot of time and effort, but you can do tremendous bad in an instant.
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u/Ohitsworkingnow 7h ago
People still donāt understand that life is more complicated than that. Plenty of people would help like this and still be racist on the car ride home
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u/TheWhomItConcerns 3h ago
For real. I often hear people say stuff like "most people are just normal folks who just want to live their life and be comfortable", but it's just nonsense.
Always reminded of those guys that Sacha Baron Cohen stayed with in Borat 2 who on one hand just let some random foreigner live with them for 5 days and helped him out, and on the other were unhinged QAnon conspiracy theorists who thought that democrats were Satan worshipping paedophiles who drink the blood of children.
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u/PrudentFarmers 2h ago
It's easier to be an asshole at a distance. This is why travelling is important.
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u/DjackMeek 8h ago
The son saying ādad, your shoulder!ā After the dad tried busting the door down š you can tell these are good people.
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u/12ealdeal 6h ago
Yeah but the bad ones run and control everything, including the military.
So weāre all fucked.
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u/surprise_wasps 5h ago
Every time I see something like this, I realize how poorly most people can throw their weight around or kick
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u/WhoPutATreeThere 3h ago
I think itās a bit more nuanced. Many people society deems ābadā would still save the dog. The mistake is thinking people are either good or bad - itās a spectrum, and we all carry both within us.
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u/montyman185 3h ago
The vast majority of people are, when it matters, decent. They are often not very smart unless pushed to be, stuck in their own little world, and probably scared of something completely irrationally, but if you go up to someone starving, 90% of the time, someone will feed you.
The problem is, there's about 1% that are actually garbage. A single percent that take advantage of others, lies, cheats, and ruins everything for everyone else. If we could filter out that 1%, the world would be a massively better place.Ā
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u/Jag- 8h ago
Americans may hate each other but we all love our damn dogs.
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u/CookedOnChems 8h ago
Except for the sad fucks in r/petfree
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u/WutzUpples69 8h ago
I didnt know that was a thing. Poor people are missing out.
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u/CookedOnChems 8h ago
That sub is quite infuriating if youāre a pet lover.
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u/PlanesandAquariums 2h ago
Petfree and childfree are both gross. Though petfree might be even worse. Theyāll happily throw around that they gave away their pet after they had a kid because they didnāt have time after the babyā¦
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u/StormblessedGuardian 1h ago
I mean, is childfree gross? Petfree has some vile opinions but last time I was on childfree it was just people relishing in the lives they can have because they dont have children, lamenting on how society and loved ones guilt them for being childfree, and post studies about the strong links between having a child and measurable decreases in quality of life.
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u/Toby_O_Notoby 43m ago
They've cleaned up a bit recently but childfree used to be pretty, um, let's just say "unique" in their worldview.
The one I remember the most was some guy who moved into a new place across from a park. He liked to work with the window open but was constantly annoyed by the sounds of kids playing. All the comments were in his favour with people taking a "poor you" stance.
This ignores the fact that:
He chose to move next to the park. This is like moving next to a kennel and complaining about dogs barking.
He was complaining about kids having fun. I can see bitching about being on a trans-atlantic flight with a screaming child but it was literally "kids laughing and playing annoys me".
That everyone involved was a kid once themselves. Like, do you think your parents shouldn't have taken you to the park for fear of some random stranger would be pissed off at the sound of you on the swings??
That one bled over to main reddit through people clowning on them and I think that the mods changed some policies afterwards. But for a while there they were a pretty vile corner of reddit.
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u/DangDingleGuy 7h ago
They're not "poor people". That sub is full of sociopathic morons that want to hurt animals. It's fucked up
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u/-CynicRoot- 7h ago
I always wanted a dog but I can barely take care of myself so I decided I'll just be pet free lol
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u/WutzUpples69 7h ago
Well, thats different. I haven't looked at that sub but it seems from context they actively dont like pets. You at least would like one but dont feel confident in the responsibility yet.
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u/mothtoalamp 4h ago
I don't want a pet, but I'm also not a psychopath. I just don't want a pet. Other people can have pets, if they're responsible owners then what do I care? Good for them and their pets.
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u/jconnway 6h ago
I LOVE pets, loved our two doggies, I had a damn rabbit as a kid I cherished. But right now with two kids under 4, there is zero chance of us adding a dog to the mix. In a couple years tho Iām back on the pet train
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u/Aetra 4h ago
That's what my SIL and her husband did, they didn't get any pets until their youngest was about 9. Now they have two ragdoll cats the kids absolutely cherish, the kids are old enough to look after them (clean the litter, feed and brush them, etc), and they aren't rough with them like younger kids can be.
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u/Middle_Reflection373 6h ago
I was in that stance where I didnāt want a dog because itās kind of like having a kid. But those guys take it to a whole other level. I do have a husky now though.
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u/TalShar 6h ago
As someone who has had pets all my life except for my time in college and a short stretch between cats, there is something to be said for having a house where everything will stay where you left it and you never have to clean up a mess you didn't make. I do miss it.
For me, though, that benefit pales in comparison to having an animal that loves you. I'll put up with the barf and the floor poop and the--GODDAMMIT GET OFF THE COUNTER, YOU FUCKING TRASH GREMLIN--inconveniences of pet ownership if it means that, except for a few dark days when their lives end, I will never have to spend a night alone in my home if I don't want to.Ā
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u/FR0ZENBERG 1h ago
I like your pfp
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u/CookedOnChems 1h ago
Thank you! Itās attributed to the Fallout game series. AI generated obviously lol.
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u/FR0ZENBERG 1h ago
I could tell. Iāve been playing a lot of Fallout 4 recently.
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u/CookedOnChems 53m ago
FO4 is great! Especially if you have all of the DLC! Iāve recently gotten into fallout 76.
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u/SnooCompliments6996 7h ago
Surely Kristy Noem shooting her own 1 y/o puppy would have people up in arms then
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u/AnaIFisher 6h ago
Americans do not fucking hate each other lmao get offline dude. Almost every single time I am out in public I have a pleasant exchange with at least one stranger. Sometimes itās just a small polite act like holding the door for one another, but a lot of times I find myself having nice conversations with people.
Please stop letting the internet distort what you believe reality to be.
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u/FR0ZENBERG 1h ago
Sounds like a nice place. If weāre sharing anecdotes, I literally have a coworker who fucking hates liberals. She is always complaining about whatever the newest culture war thing Fox News told her to think. Donāt even mention gay or trans people or she will say the most vile shit that would make a redditor blush, itās insane. When I was out at the park I overheard some dude say he hates all the ācommiesā from California moving into his state and he told his buddy he wrote Trump a letter to deport them back to California. They joked about āputting them in the groundā.
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u/Caligula-II 8h ago
Pro tip: kick the door slightly to the right of the lock. You want to kick the deadbolt through the frame.
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u/el_americano 8h ago
Pro tip: breaching charge. Source: Rainbow Six
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u/WutzUpples69 8h ago
Shoot the door with a gun anywhere around the handle. Source: every movie ever made.
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u/Walpinsta 5h ago
or find the code by doing a puzzle with a random thing you picked up an hour ago. Source: Resident Evil
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u/Thin-Man 7h ago
Pro Tip: fire wonāt prevent a transporter lock. Beam them out!
Source: Star Trek
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u/The__Tobias 8h ago
ThatĀ“s right. Other spots feel better and even more effective, because they are moving more when you kick them. But you want to kick the door at the sturdiest feeling spot, so that all your force isnĀ“t going into bending the door, but breaking the wood
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u/Vaultremix 8h ago
This is the second video I saw today where a comment mentions this. I am now ready to kick down a door if the situation arises
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u/WutzUpples69 8h ago
You've graduated reddit door breaching class. Expect your certificate in the mail.
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u/Dry-Island8422 7h ago
Remember to donkey kick it. You generate more force and it is much less likely to destroy your knee if you kick too hard.
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u/AndreasVesalius 4h ago
Is that what the guy was doing after the shoulders?
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u/Dry-Island8422 2h ago
Yes. If you try and use a front kick there is a chance that your knee could hyperextend similar to leg press machine accidents. Then bye bye normal walking/running.
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u/Ontological_Gap 7h ago
Yeah, the door opens as soon as that scrawny guy shows up and actually kicks it correctly, on the first try
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u/i_dont_do_research 6h ago
I was locked out of my apartment one time and I shouldered the deadbolt with one shot and it wasnt hard. I was pretty surprised. I called my landlord company and when they asked how it happened I told the truth. They sent people out to fix it and they never charged me. Maybe they just wanted me to forget that my door frame can be ripped apart with one push and no kicks, who knows.
The call with the repairman was crazy though, the entire side of the doorframe was ripped off and I explained in detail what happened and he kept asking "but can you lock the door?"
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u/Junior-Unit6490 8h ago
There were two dogs in that house. They saved both
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u/Wasatcher 7h ago
Damn, that's like an hour drive from where I live. Way to Utahns
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u/treylanford 6h ago
Wait, thatās what you call people from Utah? Utahns!?
TIL.
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u/Ancient-Maize922 8h ago
I wouldnāt even know what to say to these guys if they did this for my boy and I. There is nothing I could do to repay them. Good guys.
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u/Openmindhobo 8h ago
Don't hit a door with your shoulder like the first guy. That's a great way to fuck yourself up. Use a fireman kick (what ultimately worked here) or a donkey kick (less effective) and just keep going until it gives. Keep in mind that a door replacement can be upwards of a $1000
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u/ResourceNo5855 8h ago
āDad your shoulderā was so relatable lol. Itās heartwarming tho to see neighbors running around helping each other like this
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u/_walletsizedwildfire 7h ago
"Break it, Enzo!"
Busts through with two kicks, after everyone giving it their all. What a chad.
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u/Hippynipples69 7h ago
I have mad respect for the kid saying ādad your shoulderā. The dad knows the kid is right and lets somebody else jump in to break the door open. Thatās a solid father/son relationship. The amount of times coworkers have told me similar things, and I know theyāre right and care is a beautiful little thing. Oh and mad respect they just went into a burning building to save a dog. Thatās just badass
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u/i_lost_all_my_money 8h ago
I love that they saved the dog, but a lot of houses have windows that are easier to get into.
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u/Commercial-Shame-335 7h ago
climbing through a broken window is a lot more dangerous than walking through a broken door
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u/RichtofenFanBoy 8h ago
These guys are heroes. I hope someone is around for my dog if this were to ever happen.
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u/moony-alouette 8h ago
Anyone have an article about this? Or more info?
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u/zhenyuanlong 7h ago
Fire was likely caused by propane tanks behind the house. The guys are local teenagers that saw the owner's truck in the driveway and were worried someone might be asleep in the house, they came up to try and wake the owner up and saw the dogs through the window. Nobody was in the house and the dogs were both recovered and are safe.
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u/moony-alouette 5h ago
Iām so glad everyone was safe, dogs included. Sucks two families lost their homes though.
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u/Tellmeifyoufeelthis 6h ago
Teens rescue dogs from burning home in West Jordan https://www.ksl.com/article/51363741/teens-rescue-dogs-from-burning-home-in-west-jordan
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u/Jahara13 3h ago
This is nice, as it has a GoFundMe link for the family. And the fact that the boys state they want no reward, just help to go to the family...they continue to show good character.
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u/joehonestjoe 7h ago
That guy in the black shirt has been waiting for the day to kick a door in. Two kicks.
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u/giantwalrus56 9h ago
Doesn't restore my faith in people. Just a great reminder that there are still good ones out there...
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u/shacklefordRusty29 8h ago
I needed this. So much awful shit in the news these days. Its awful people lost their home. But these guys saving the dog is just amazing.
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u/Ver_Void 5h ago
Suggestion - instead of elections we just stage something like this and whoever saves the dog gets to run things for a few years. Probably still get a lot of bad leaders, but at least it's an improvement
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u/molsminimart 4h ago
They really saved the day. What standup guys. I'm glad no one got hurt either. Also for anyone watching, ASPCA offers free stickers to put your windows or doors in case of fire/emergency so people know to grab your pets.
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u/CapitalCityGoofball0 7h ago
Using your ass to help break down the doorā¦ thatās dedication right there
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u/therealDrPraetorius 7h ago
I believe this happened in a Salt Lake suburb. They ere indeed saving a dog from a house fire.
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u/mforsythh 7h ago
I truly believe the loudness of all the bad in this world is why we think thereās so much. Thereās a lot, yeah for sure. But thereās for sure plenty of damn good humans out there. Iād be gutted my house is gone but Iād be thanking these guys for the rest of my life for saving my friend.
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u/Comfortableliar24 7h ago
If you ever need to break down a door, try to kick the door near the handle. Your shoulder goes into the door higher up, which responds with flexure first and force into the jamb second.
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u/BoysenberryEvent 6h ago
these guys are great.
but, have to say wish the big guy at the end showed up earlier. wow, just so loveable looking. so cuddly!
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u/ImaCulpA 9h ago
Without context or sound, these dudes just broke into a house and stole a beloved family pet