Used in a sentence: "Even Snopes agrees that, when it comes to FEMA assessing hurricane damage, the Waffle House index is kind of a real thing."
Last weekend we risked life and limb to eat at one (they also apparently have a high incident rate of crime) ... and although we survived, I did joke about how we were pretty much gangsters for choosing it for our Sunday brunch here in the SoFlo.
As such, and because I strive to be balanced-er and fair-er than Fox news, I thought it would be appropriate to also give the company some love by promoting something positive they do for the community. Plus with Hurricane Florence freshly in everyones' memories, it seemed timely to share how the company helps when it comes to figuring out how bad the damage really is post-storm. If it's fully open, things are pretty good and it's code green. If it's open BUT serving a limited menu, then folks are trying to do what they can with what they got and it's code yellow. If it's closed, then it is full on code red people -- 'cause if no one can eat at the Waffle House, then everyone should still be sheltering in place.
I'm guessing that if you don't live near a Waffle House, then you probably aren't typically in a hurricane zone. Although, what with climate change, Waffle House might just want to think about expanding northward into Yankeeland in order to continue to be of maximum service.
THE ECONOMIST SAYS IT'S A THING:
https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2018/09/14/what-is-the-waffle-house-index
IT WAS JUST USED IN FLORENCE:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2018/09/13/hurricane-florence-waffle-house-index-fema/1287881002/
EVEN SNOPES SAYS IT'S KIND OF TRUE:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fema-waffle-house-index/
