IT’S not often a 24/7 diner chain goes dark, but that’s exactly what happened as a major winter system triggered a rare “Code Red” situation across parts of the South.
Waffle House locations in four states shut down or locked their doors indefinitely in a preemptive move tied to Winter Storm Fern.
South Carolina was among the hardest-hit early, with employees signaling widespread closures across the state as the storm approached.
A waitress at a Greenville-area Waffle House told The Post & Courier her restaurant closed at 5 pm Saturday, calling it a shock after nearly a decade on the job…