Man found living atop Georgia Waffle House
Some people eat at the Waffle House so much it feels like home.
Friendly waitresses only add to the charm.
The first Waffle House is now a museum in Avondale Estates.
But there’s no denying the popular roadside eateries are also weirdo magnets.
Something wacky can happen at any minute. Kid Rock may be throwing punches, or cooking up grub while meeting and greeting local fans. Or maybe a famed tiny outlaw is doing his “Little Houdini” impersonation and slipping away from a hungry deputy.
In Augusta Tuesday, an air conditioner repairman found a man living atop a Gordon Highway location in what was described as a temporary shelter, according to Augusta’s ABC station.
Waffle House managers aren’t allowed to talk about the incident, and firefighters called to the scene to pluck him off the roof didn’t identify the man or know how long he was up there.
The rooftop denizen was taken to a local hospital for dehydration. It’s a good thing too, it’s going to be hotter than a Texas Melt today.
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Paul
May 11th, 2011
4:02 pm
I’m not from Georgia, but this really is sad. People can make fun of those who are down on their luck, and keep on kicking them down, but there had to be a good reason behind him living on that roof. Don’t go making jokes about something you never went through. Some shared about going out into their community passing out food, clothes and sharing Christ with those on the streets. That is great, but there are more needs then just those few. Do you help them get into a safe shelter, or open up your church for them to have a warm place to go to? I’ve been there, and seen how some churches treat those on the streets. They say one thing and do not follow through with anything. I can’t speak for all the churches, but some of the huge MegaChurches seems to want to keep building a building, then building lives.
JerryFromGa
May 11th, 2011
4:10 pm
I thought I have seen it all at Waffle House, but bums living on the roof? That one is new.
JerryFromGa
May 11th, 2011
4:12 pm
For all the bleeding hearts on here, why don’t you take some homeless folks home with you and tell me how that works out for you? There are tons by Peachtree and Pine Street in downtown Atlanta.
Bill
May 11th, 2011
4:13 pm
There but for the grace of God…
AJC Edit, Corrections & Redactions Department
May 11th, 2011
4:19 pm
Correction: This is actually at the Waffle Temporary shelter which should not be confused with the Waffle House.
We are sorry for the incorrect information, but all of our fact checkers were laid off ages ago.
1stcav
May 11th, 2011
4:22 pm
Don, we’ll never satisfy the likes of Brenda. Another Obama liberal looking at the world through rose colored glasses. If Brenda had a church, she would obviously know of all the great things we do to serve God and help our fellow man. I really feel sorry for someone like her.
Hindu Elvis Pimp
May 11th, 2011
4:39 pm
It was Rush Limbaugh.
Paul
May 11th, 2011
4:41 pm
Wow!!! So, he was living on the roof of a temporary shelter.
jerry
May 11th, 2011
4:52 pm
I saw him. I had just came outside after having 2 quarter-pounders, hash browns, and a large coke, and he looked down and said “I haven’t eaten for two days”. I said “mister, you got more will power than I have.”
El Gato Malo
May 11th, 2011
5:03 pm
OK, you don’t have to be hilarious, but you should at least be a little entertaining with your blogs. Don’t be that guy at a party that insists on telling jokes when he isn’t funny!