Waffle House Opens "Emergency Ops Center"

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I cant even make this shit up... what's next jamimas cross?

http://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/2...ts-waffle-house-to-activate-storm-center.html

As Hurricane Florence, a Category 3 storm, drives toward the East Coast, Waffle House is monitoring the impending dangerous weather by activating its storm center.

The popular Georgia-based diner chain renowned for its 365-day 24-hour service has an emergency routine that’s so well-regarded, the Federal Emergency Management Agency unofficially uses the restaurants' status as an indicator for the severity of a natural disaster.

After several Waffle House locations closed or were serving only a limited menu in 2004 when Hurricane Charley hit Florida, FEMA officials noted the severity of the storm damage based on the fact that the chain never closes.

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“If you get there and the Waffle House is closed? That’s really bad. That’s where you go to work,” then FEMA administrator Craig Fugate said.

When a storm strikes, local officials will put out a call to the nearest Waffle House and find out what’s on the menu. The “Waffle House Index” has three, color-coded levels: green means the restaurant is open and serving a full menu; yellow indicates the menu has been scaled back and there may be water but no power; and red indicates the restaurant is completely shut down—and the area is likely in need of serious assistance.
 
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You can’t get more reliable than that outside of shouting weather updates into a camera on youtube.
 
Spawn said:
The popular Georgia-based diner chain renowned for its 365-day 24-hour service has an emergency routine that’s so well-regarded, the Federal Emergency Management Agency unofficially uses the restaurants' status as an indicator for the severity of a natural disaster.
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Private industry wins again. Checkmate, communists.
 
Would you like some more strawberries and maple syrup with that -- OH FUCK THE HURRICANE IS COMING THIS WAY RUN!
 
Spawn said:
The popular Georgia-based diner chain renowned for its 365-day 24-hour service has an emergency routine that’s so well-regarded, the Federal Emergency Management Agency unofficially uses the restaurants' status as an indicator for the severity of a natural disaster.
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I love how this is a thing. It's dumb and it works.
 
Man, it must fucking blow to be scheduled during a damn ass hurricane. No customers probably, you just sit there and hope you/your family doesn't get sucked up.
 
They probably do decent business with emergency services during a storm; a nice place to get a quick cup of coffee and hot food is a godsend when you're working overtime during a disaster.
 
Waffle House apparently has a detailed way of determining how bad the conditions are at their stores, and apparently are neurotic about communicating this to corporate.
[*]Green Level: The store is open and functioning normally.



[*]Yellow Level: The store is still open, but only serving from its limited menu (serving nonperishable food that doesn’t need any refrigeration). If a Waffle House is operating at a Yellow Level – assuming there isn’t any damage to the restaurant – that usually means circumstances outside are pretty bad, but not bad enough to garner any real emergency response. Also, this is a level that a Waffle House sometimes goes to after a natural disaster (ie tornado, hurricane) has taken place.


[*]Red Level: The restaurant is closed, which indicates either severe damage to the restaurant itself or severe weather that is impeding the Waffle House in continuing normal operations. Or as a FEMA official had once put it, “If you get there and the Waffle House is closed? That’s really bad.”
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They even have different menus like “non perishables only” or “no water”
 
Waffle House is actually a godsend in disaster areas. When a hurricane tore through my neck of the woods and knocked out my power for a week, I practically lived at the place. The stores have their own generators (usually) and are built like literal brick shit houses. Part of it is most likely marketing on their part but damn if it's not effective.
 
Waffle House may have its flaws, but two things are sure about it:

One is that they will hire people who are in need of a second chance--people who can't get employment for reasons of screwing up their lives--and help them get back into society on a productive level.

The other is that they will stay open as long as they possibly can, because people might need somewhere to go to get food and charge their cell phones.

Others talk the talk. Waffle House walks the walk.
 
Ido said:
Man, it must fucking blow to be scheduled during a damn ass hurricane. No customers probably, you just sit there and hope you/your family doesn't get sucked up.
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Ummm, not exactly. See FEMA is not joking about paying attention to the Waffle Houses. In part because they tend to set up shop close to them. Emergency Management Teams meet in and eat in the Waffle Houses. Plus Waffle House has an amazing logistics network to quickly get food and water out to their sites and distributed as needed.

I know many will scoff at this, but Waffle House is a privately held family owned company. They are fairly devout Christians of the "do right by others" sort. They view it as their duty to provide a place to eat in an emergency, as much as possible.

Vorhtbame said:
Waffle House may have its flaws, but two things are sure about it:

One is that they will hire people who are in need of a second chance--people who can't get employment for reasons of screwing up their lives--and help them get back into society on a productive level.

The other is that they will stay open as long as they possibly can, because people might need somewhere to go to get food and charge their cell phones.

Others talk the talk. Waffle House walks the walk.
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The owners are deep country folk. Very old school southern. To talk to them you can barely understand them through the accents. But they believe in walking the walk and helping others. and yes they very very much believe in second chances.
 
RodgerDodger said:
Ummm, not exactly. See FEMA is not joking about paying attention to the Waffle Houses. In part because they tend to set up shop close to them. Emergency Management Teams meet in and eat in the Waffle Houses. Plus Waffle House has an amazing logistics network to quickly get food and water out to their sites and distributed as needed.

I know many will scoff at this, but Waffle House is a privately held family owned company. They are fairly devout Christians of the "do right by others" sort. They view it as their duty to provide a place to eat in an emergency, as much as possible.
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Oh I don't doubt that, all I'm saying is that I'd hate to be stuck in a waffle house working while everyone else is hiding in bunkers. The people who can stick through it should be praised for it, but I could never be one of them.
 
Not gonna lie, "Ops Center" had me expecting something beyond the Waffle House Index.
 
Alec Benson Leary said:
Private industry wins again. Checkmate, communists.
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When you troll a libtard epic style, am I right?

I've heard of this index before, and I think it's pretty neat. You'd never expect that from a diner chain, but I think how iconic they are, they can really run with something like this.
 
Spawn said:
The popular Georgia-based diner chain renowned for its 365-day 24-hour service has an emergency routine that’s so well-regarded, the Federal Emergency Management Agency unofficially uses the restaurants' status as an indicator for the severity of a natural disaster.
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Now THAT'S what I call Southern hospitality. Now I want waffles.
 
If you want to get a feel for the pulse of disaster levels, check for closures of Waffle House in the impacted regions. If Waffle House is closed, shit is bad. And if they are open, let me tell you they are MOBBED. Ice cold AC that frosts the windows, electrical outlets, hot coffee, and hashbrowns that are scattered, smothered, covered, diced, capped, and peppered it’s a feeling of humanity and comfort when you need it most. On top of it all, the staff will sweetie and honey you to death and keep your cup topped off. Most of my storm emergency cash goes to them in the form of tips.
 
snuffleupagus said:
If you want to get a feel for the pulse of disaster levels, check for closures of Waffle House in the impacted regions. If Waffle House is closed, shit is bad. And if they are open, let me tell you they are MOBBED. Ice cold AC that frosts the windows, electrical outlets, hot coffee, and BIG, BLACK DICK that are scattered, smothered, covered, diced, capped, and peppered it’s a feeling of humanity and comfort when you need it most. On top of it all, the staff will sweetie and honey you to death and keep your cup topped off. Most of my storm emergency cash goes to them in the form of tips.
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OMFG hash-brwns filter!!!!! I can’t stop laughing
 
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