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OK, now we're fucked[1]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffle_House_Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffle_House_Index

mark-r 7y ago
To be fair, many of those closures may be legally mandated. These are crazy times.
theklr 7y ago
Glad I was not the only one that this came top of mind to.
nkcmr 7y ago
> to determine the effect of a storm
- r00fus 7y ago
  "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.
  - triggercut 7y ago
    They also both have major impacts on supply chains but in different ways. Although those with more global dependence are at much greater risk here.
  - deskamess 7y ago
    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?
baxtr 7y ago
> While more than 300 locations have closed, 1,627 remain open.
kregasaurusrex 7y ago
From one of the article's citations[0]: “They [Waffle House] have good risk management plans in place and are great examples of how their supply chains get affected in two different ways. On the one hand, your own supply chain is exposed,” he continued. “At the same time, your stores are supposed to be the first to react and provide the basic supplies. Your supply goes down, while your demand goes up.” In the context of this pandemic, the essential components for treating patients (N95 masks, respirators, tests, other PPE) require supply chains that span across multiple countries; of which are dealing with their own responses and can't act as net exporters of these materials. The US response of tapping into its stockpile may give a faster immediate response, but there's practically zero domestic manufacturing capacity at a time when they're needed most. Governor Cuomo of New York said the federal government offered 400 ventilators, when the state needed nearly two orders of magnitude more than that [1]. Flattening the curve will take much longer if patients and providers don't have access to these tools. [0] https://www.ehstoday.com/emergency-management/article/21906815/what-do-waffles-have-to-do-with-risk-management https://www.ehstoday.com/emergency-management/article/219068... [1] https://twitter.com/MichaelSkolnik/status/1242480808742522880 https://twitter.com/MichaelSkolnik/status/124248080874252288...

mark-r 7y ago

To be fair, many of those closures may be legally mandated. These are crazy times.

theklr 7y ago

Glad I was not the only one that this came top of mind to.

nkcmr 7y ago

> to determine the effect of a storm

r00fus 7y ago
"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.
- triggercut 7y ago
  They also both have major impacts on supply chains but in different ways. Although those with more global dependence are at much greater risk here.
- deskamess 7y ago
  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?

baxtr 7y ago

> While more than 300 locations have closed, 1,627 remain open.

kregasaurusrex 7y ago

From one of the article's citations[0]: “They [Waffle House] have good risk management plans in place and are great examples of how their supply chains get affected in two different ways. On the one hand, your own supply chain is exposed,” he continued. “At the same time, your stores are supposed to be the first to react and provide the basic supplies. Your supply goes down, while your demand goes up.” In the context of this pandemic, the essential components for treating patients (N95 masks, respirators, tests, other PPE) require supply chains that span across multiple countries; of which are dealing with their own responses and can't act as net exporters of these materials. The US response of tapping into its stockpile may give a faster immediate response, but there's practically zero domestic manufacturing capacity at a time when they're needed most. Governor Cuomo of New York said the federal government offered 400 ventilators, when the state needed nearly two orders of magnitude more than that [1]. Flattening the curve will take much longer if patients and providers don't have access to these tools. [0] https://www.ehstoday.com/emergency-management/article/21906815/what-do-waffles-have-to-do-with-risk-management https://www.ehstoday.com/emergency-management/article/219068... [1] https://twitter.com/MichaelSkolnik/status/1242480808742522880 https://twitter.com/MichaelSkolnik/status/124248080874252288...