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- 8 months
Lived in FL for 10 years. It’s true, the only thing scarier than a Waffle House that’s open is one that isn’t.
- BodilessGaze@sh.itjust.worksEnglish8 months
Scary - Waffle House has reduced menu
Terrifying - Waffle House has reduced hours
Make peace with your god - Waffle House is closed
- grue@lemmy.worldEnglish8 months
TBH, the “Waffle House is dangerous” thing is way overblown. My elderly white suburbanite parents are scared of my diverse urban neighborhood, but they’re perfectly happy to take my kids to Waffle House. Granted, it’d happen in the morning rather than the middle of the night, but still…!
- 8 months
Non-American here actually not quite understanding the picture:
What is the looming grey thing above the house?
Tornado?
Suspecting an inside joke I miss…[Edit]
Pieced it together myself based on the other comments:
Apparently Waffle House never closes except during near-world-ending events, like dangerous hurricans about to hit.
So seeing a closed one would actually be scary as hell.That was a good one, really too American for me!
8 monthsAs a USian, I can confirm I am also struggling to figure out what’s going on in the photo’s background. It’s not just you.
The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) referred to “The Waffle House Index” in one of their preparedness reports, citing what you’ve already gleaned from other comments… a closed Waffle House means you’re in the wrong place at the wrong time. I think FEMA also did a report on how to survive a zombie attack.
These aren’t meant to be “real” preparedness reports, it’s meant to drive awareness to having a disaster kit ready at all times.
Random fact no one asked for: Waffle House has employees that travel to yellow zones to keep the stores running or shut them down if they go red. That way, the local employees can tend to their family and property while the store maintains its operational status.
