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When disaster strikes, FEMA turns to ... Waffle House
Fox News ^ | 5/2/12 | Garrett Tenney

Posted on 05/02/2012 11:46:05 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows

Waffle House serves hungry customers bacon, eggs and hash browns, but when disaster strikes, the iconic chain serves up valuable intel to the government.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has developed an unofficial, color-coded "Waffle House Index" to help make assessments before sending response teams to areas hit by such natural disasters as tornadoes, floods or hurricanes.

“When business like that are closed, that’s a good indication that resources are probably going to be needed for the survivors there in that area,” explained Will Booher of Florida’s Division of Emergency Management.

After a disaster, officials call a restaurant in the affected area, and ask what's on the menu. If the restaurant is serving everything, it means there is water and electricity and that the index is green. If the menu has been scaled back, the index is yellow, which means there's water but no power.

In the rare event a Waffle House is completely shut down, the index is red and that usually means there's big trouble.

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To: Slings and Arrows

Jeff Foxworthy: “If you have a charge account at the Waffle House.....you might be a Redneck!”


21 posted on 05/03/2012 4:42:22 AM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: SunkenCiv

>>> “I’m sure that FEMA does this syrup titiously.”

*groan*

Actually... that’s pretty clever!

I imagine the glorious leaders of a federal agency that ostensibly serves as disaster relief are unable to see the irony. They’re depending on an evil, successful business - merely going about its way - to determine their obligation (and how much) to spring into action.


22 posted on 05/03/2012 6:09:57 AM PDT by Titan Magroyne (What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.)
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To: Brandonmark

ROFL House!


23 posted on 05/03/2012 6:48:18 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Eggs-actly!


24 posted on 05/03/2012 6:50:15 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

The only problem with the Waffle House is the thugs like to go there and cause trouble.


25 posted on 05/03/2012 7:18:16 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: Shimmer1

ping


26 posted on 05/03/2012 8:27:03 AM PDT by null and void (Day 1199 of our ObamaVacation from reality [and what dark chill/is gathering still/before the storm])
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To: null and void

;D


27 posted on 05/03/2012 12:57:54 PM PDT by Shimmer1 (Government health officials seem to have the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.)
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To: Titan Magroyne

:’)


28 posted on 05/03/2012 5:02:58 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (FReepathon 2Q time -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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