1995 Liepāja Business: Chemical Treatment of Railway Ties Was as Safe as Hockey in an Ice Rink Without Ice
Kurzemes Vārds archives reveal that after two hours in the Baltika workshop, Ansiņš felt lung discomfort for three days, while Dragučuns nearly blew up a house on Kuldīgas Street.
When we complain today about bureaucracy and the business environment, it's worth remembering how creative Liepāja residents were in 1995. In the city center, the company 'Baltika' launched an innovative business - soaking railway ties with chemicals to prevent rotting. Environmental impact assessment? What foreign word is that?
Development Department head Andris Solovjovs reported that Environmental Sector chief Gunārs Ansiņš gained three days of lung problem experience after just two hours in the workshop. Other residents came to him literally in tears. It was a time when workplace safety was as important as the heating system in Liepāja's ice rink - they thought about it after the problem had already occurred.
Meanwhile, the real estate market was experiencing genuine sensations - the Domnieki family purchased a two-room apartment on Klaipēdas Street for 230 lats. Today, for such a sum in Riga, you could only buy a parking space number.
But the real series hero was Dragučuns from Kuldīgas Street, who nearly blew up his house by fully opening the gas stove valve while sleeping drunk as a lord. Municipal police officers saved him after noticing the burning balcony. It was a time when quality of life was as predictable as Liepāja's wind - you never knew what to expect next.
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