“Women are like tea bags, they don’t know how strong they are until they get into hot water.”
—Eleanor Roosevelt (More quotes about tea)

The heroic actions of this female shopkeeper certainly would have made Mrs. Roosevelt proud.

On December 11th, Varsh Patel, 45, found herself in hot water when two knife-wielding men attempted to rob her store in Kensworth, England.

Patel, was about to take her first sip of [tea] when two men wearing balaclavas burst in to her village store armed with 10-inch blades and made a grab for the till.

Reacting swiftly, she hurled the steaming tea into the face of one assailant and then threw the empty mug at his companion’s head…The two shocked thieves fled the shop.

Police praised the decisive action of Mrs. Patel.

Jodi Picoult (The best-selling author who wrote five issues of Wonder Woman in 2007) could not have penned a better script.

The Robbery was thwarted, but the assailants escaped. Perhaps Tom the Tea Super Hero will bring them to justice.

The link between tea and acts of heroism is uncanny, and inspiring.

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