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janterry

(4,429 posts) Mon Mar 16, 2020, 01:35 PM Mar 2020

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Please call your Representatives, Senators, and Governors Offices

We need the army corp of engineers called up to build hospitals. We need to retrofit factories for ventilators.

Please call NOW.

This is just insane

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Please call your Representatives, Senators, and Governors Offices (Original Post) janterry Mar 2020 OP

I agree. Newest Reality Mar 2020 #1

YAOYO ?? WhiteTara Mar 2020 #2

"You are on your own"? n/t ok_cpu Mar 2020 #3

Thanks. But then WhiteTara Mar 2020 #6

Oh, Newest Reality Mar 2020 #4

thanks. We are on our own WhiteTara Mar 2020 #5

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)

1. I agree.

Reply to janterry (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 01:47 PM

Mar 2020

However, we may have to face YAOYO.

There has to be some profit motive to fuel any response.

Yes, building make-shift hospitals and churning out ventilators, (and providing technicians to operate them) are great suggestions.

WhiteTara

(29,722 posts)

2. YAOYO ??

Reply to Newest Reality (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 02:16 PM

Mar 2020

My brain is on overload.

ok_cpu

(2,055 posts)

3. "You are on your own"? n/t

Reply to WhiteTara (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 02:18 PM

Mar 2020

WhiteTara

(29,722 posts)

6. Thanks. But then

Reply to ok_cpu (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 03:55 PM

Mar 2020

we already knew that about 3 or so years ago. Now, it just really real.

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)

4. Oh,

Reply to WhiteTara (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 02:18 PM

Mar 2020

Y.ou A.re O.n Y.our O.wn.

With Trump around, it sounds safer, actually.

I don't think that's getting around much.

WhiteTara

(29,722 posts)

5. thanks. We are on our own

Reply to Newest Reality (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 03:54 PM

Mar 2020

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