If the Waffle House is closed, the town has been wiped out. The first place called when disaster strikes is the Waffle House. No answer or phone disconnected they know the disaster is a disaster of great proportions but not until the phone call is made to the Waffle House do they know for certain at the federal level. No wonder the leftist liberals are outraged. Close the Waffle House and Who You Gonna Call for the latest most accurate information? The news media?
North Charleston’s Waffle House has been boarded up since the mid 90s when the base closed.
Even when it was open, that was a lousy part of town.
One of the metrics that FEMA uses to determine the scale of a storm and the amount of disaster recovery assistance needed is The Waffle House Index.