Ford works with 3M, GE, UAW in production of respirators, ventilators for Coronavirus patients

[Grumpaw]

The ceo's of major companies are not stupid, or idiots. I'm sure that after seeing what happened in China with a total shut down, they were aware of what would happen if they had to do the same. But, no one asked or directed, so they did not volunteer. Had a directive been given possibly only one production facility would have been needed from each auto maker. But now every plant is shut down with a huge backlog of unsold vehicles that are going to sit for months. And now it's going to be 2-3 months before any real production catches up to the need.. 3 months were wasted.
There were people in the know back in Dec/Jan who knew this was going to hit here. All it takes is a handful of infected people to get here and the boom happens. All entry to the US could not be stopped, but plans for this type of pandemic problem, and proper ways to fight it were laid out years ago. The people in charge just chose to ignore them.
Grumpaw

 

[snoranger]

There were people in the know back in Dec/Jan who knew this was going to hit here. All it takes is a handful of infected people to get here and the boom happens. All entry to the US could not be stopped, but plans for this type of pandemic problem, and proper ways to fight it were laid out years ago. The people in charge just chose to ignore them.
Grumpaw

We knew it was going to hit here back in January... The first coronavirus post on TRS was back in January. If we, a random group of Ranger enthusiasts, were talking about it at that time then the world leaders should have been doing their jobs and making plans, getting supplies, etc.

 

[Grumpaw]

It would be interesting to have access to any recordings that some of the "alphabet agencies" have from China going back to the last 2-3 months of 2019.
Willing to bet that the higher up officials know about this looong before it became public. I'm sure we will never really know, but it would make for some good reading.
Grumpaw

 

[snoranger]

it would make for some good reading.
Grumpaw

No, it would just piss you off and make you trust even less of what the government says... if that’s even possible.

 

[Grumpaw]

No, it would just piss you off and make you trust even less of what the government says... if that’s even possible.

Can't trust them any less than I do now.
I trust the doc's, nurses, and medical experts...they give straight facts, not happy talk.
Grumpaw

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

The ceo's of major companies are not stupid, or idiots. I'm sure that after seeing what happened in China with a total shut down, they were aware of what would happen if they had to do the same. But, no one asked or directed, so they did not volunteer. Had a directive been given possibly only one production facility would have been needed from each auto maker. But now every plant is shut down with a huge backlog of unsold vehicles that are going to sit for months. And now it's going to be 2-3 months before any real production catches up to the need.. 3 months were wasted.
There were people in the know back in Dec/Jan who knew this was going to hit here. All it takes is a handful of infected people to get here and the boom happens. All entry to the US could not be stopped, but plans for this type of pandemic problem, and proper ways to fight it were laid out years ago. The people in charge just chose to ignore them.
Grumpaw

The CEO's must have a crystal ball almost as good as yours if they knew how bad it was going to be in December, the first confirmed death in China wasn't until January 11th.

A comprehensive timeline of the coronavirus pandemic at 1 year, from China's first case to the present

It's been a year since the first coronavirus case arose in China. More than 1.7 million people have died. Here's the full timeline.

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