A viral video posted to TikTok shows a Waffle House cook standing outside, refusing to cook for some hungry customers. Rather than go somewhere else to eat, the hungry crew went inside and cooked their own food.
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In commentary on the video, they laugh about nearly burning their waffles in the process, then take the food back to their hotel and eat it all.
While this makes for a light-hearted video, what's really demonstrative of the state of affairs in our country is that having to make your own food at a Waffle House is starting to be a common occurrence.
Here's a selection of times people have had to make their own waffles.
And this:
And this:
It's not all bad though. Sometimes customers pitch in at the Waffle House just to be kind to the overwhelmed employees:
I guess the point is that times are tough, and sometimes you really, really need a waffle.
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