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This cookie is set by Google and is used to distinguish users. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. It contains the domain, utk, initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number (increments for each subsequent session). If this cookie does not exist when HubSpot manages cookies, it is considered a new session. Whenever HubSpot changes the session cookie, this cookie is also set to determine if the visitor has restarted their browser. It contains the domain, viewCount (increments each pageView in a session), and session start timestamp. This is used to determine if HubSpot should increment the session number and timestamps in the _hstc cookie. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. The company said it was seeing few customers and “rapidly losing the ability to offer enough work hours” to its employees.Īs of yesterday, there were still 1,574 Waffle Houses open, but if “shelter in place” orders continue across much of the US, it’s likely that Waffle House closures could continue.Īnalytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. In this case, many of the 418 closures were clustered in the Midwest and the Gulf Coast regions. Usually, the Waffle House Index is used during natural disasters…ĭuring Hurricane Katrina, the most damaging hurricane in US history, Waffle House closed 107 locations across Louisiana and Mississippi. Yellow, if it’s open but serving a limited menu.The chain’s consistent response across its restaurants reveals which areas have been most damaged. Waffle Houses are an authority in times of disasterįor years, FEMA has used Waffle Houses - which are open 24/7, 365 days a year - to informally measure disaster severity. Yesterday, Waffle House declared a #WaffleHouseIndexRed, reporting that 418 of its restaurants across the country had been closed due to the coronavirus crisis.
