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Waffle House closes 365 locations across the U.S.

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Re: Waffle House closes 365 locations across the U.S.

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Waffle House is so good. I was on a road trip between New Orleans and Atlanta and stopped at a Waffle House in the middle of Alabama. Biggest surprise in terms of expectations and food quality. It's like the In-n-out of breakfast food.

I've always said "You don't go to Waffle House, you end up at Waffle House."

And never does that end up being a mistake.

Re: Waffle House closes 365 locations across the U.S.

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A lot of these articles announcing closings don’t make it clear whether it’s temporary or permanent. This one is no exception. While I would assume it’s temporary, I’m confused why this is front page on HN. Several businesses are closing temporarily due to Coronavirus. Not sure why this is news. Unless these are permanent closings, which would be (sad) news indeed.

It's news because, as pointed out by a number of other comments, Waffle House is notorious for staying open even in dire circumstances.

I bet the wafflers are making a disaster plan for pandemics and they will be ready to come back soon.

Re: Waffle House closes 365 locations across the U.S.

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A lot of these articles announcing closings don’t make it clear whether it’s temporary or permanent. This one is no exception. While I would assume it’s temporary, I’m confused why this is front page on HN. Several businesses are closing temporarily due to Coronavirus. Not sure why this is news. Unless these are permanent closings, which would be (sad) news indeed.

It’s relevant in this case because Waffle House closings are used to measure the severity of disasters. It’s called the Waffle House Index: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffle_House_Index

Re: Waffle House closes 365 locations across the U.S.

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I highly recommend either smothered and covered or all the way. They’re one of my favorite eateries, and working the grill for a short stint is on my bucket list to buy a few shares of stock to frame on the wall (their stock is private and can only be bought by employees).

I thought if too many different people bought a stock, you had to make it public. Is that true? How do they keep their stock private?

It's a good question. I don't have access to their ESOP docs, all I know is there's about 10 million shares outstanding. More research required on my part.

Re: Waffle House closes 365 locations across the U.S.

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> to determine the effect of a storm

"Hurricane" Corona, based on projections, is estimated to claim more lives in FL than all other hurricanes combined. Could be hype or truth, but both storms and pandemics require lots of prep and recovery.

I always thought Florida would take the brunt due to its demographics, but then the casual attitude towards Spring break strengthened that thought. Do you have a link to that projection?

Re: Waffle House closes 365 locations across the U.S.

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A lot of these articles announcing closings don’t make it clear whether it’s temporary or permanent. This one is no exception. While I would assume it’s temporary, I’m confused why this is front page on HN. Several businesses are closing temporarily due to Coronavirus. Not sure why this is news. Unless these are permanent closings, which would be (sad) news indeed.

related previous HN discussion about the Waffle House Index https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15105662

Re: Waffle House closes 365 locations across the U.S.

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The hash browns are amazing. They are usually open 24 hours and there are reasons why we have a Waffle House Index. Previously on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15105662

I highly recommend either smothered and covered or all the way. They’re one of my favorite eateries, and working the grill for a short stint is on my bucket list to buy a few shares of stock to frame on the wall (their stock is private and can only be bought by employees).

chunked, smothered and covered.

Re: Waffle House closes 365 locations across the U.S.

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Waffle House is so good. I was on a road trip between New Orleans and Atlanta and stopped at a Waffle House in the middle of Alabama. Biggest surprise in terms of expectations and food quality. It's like the In-n-out of breakfast food.

I don't get waffle house. I took in all the hype, and when i finally made it to one was disappointed. I had the steak and eggs. The steak was pretty bad, the eggs were eggs, the coffee passable. Not a fan.
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