When Hurricanes Hit The Waffle House...

[dreadfulpenny81.livejournal.com]

I'm late but since it's still Friday, I figured I'd contribute my own lulzy goodness, which was introduced to me by badlydrawnjeff.

When a hurricane makes landfall, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency relies on a couple of metrics to assess its destructive power.

First, there is the well-known Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale. Then there is what he calls the "Waffle House Index."

Green means the restaurant is serving a full menu, a signal that damage in an area is limited and the lights are on. Yellow means a limited menu, indicating power from a generator, at best, and low food supplies. Red means the restaurant is closed, a sign of severe damage in the area or unsafe conditions.

"If you get there and the Waffle House is closed?" FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate has said. "That's really bad. That's where you go to work."

Full story from the Wall Street Journal

Hurricanes are horrible natural disasters that destroy human life, but at least people can find some sense of normalcy when the lights of the Waffle House shine bright.

Comments

[fizzyland.livejournal.com]

It's the best our scattered government can do, smothered by regulations and covered by a hostile media.

[stewstewstewdio.livejournal.com]

Then there is what he calls the "Waffle House Index."

A radio station I used to listen to had a habit of following the weather report by going to the "Weather Window" and looking outside as a better indication of the weather than the National Weather Service report.

[mrbogey.livejournal.com]

OMG... how dare someone make light of hurricanes!!!!!!!!!!

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

Talk about a tempest in a teakettle.

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

Political appointee is full of hot air, news at 11!

[sandwichwarrior.livejournal.com]

Laugh all you want, it's a far more rational metric than most the Feds use.