The Virginian-Pilot - April 15, 2007
At 10:50 pm an off-duty police officer stopped by a gas station to refuel his car. Three figures stood outside the store, two of them clerks, the other a masked man. Something seemed odd to the cop. The cop drew his gun and badge and cautiously approached the trio. Someone shouted, and the robber, who was carrying a gun, pushed the clerks into the store. On their way in, the robber shot at the cop, missing. The cop returned fire, hitting the robber in the chest as he ran down an isle.
The clerks cowered, the man behind the counter, the woman by the hot dog condiments. The shootout that followed ended when the robber was shot just below the nose and police arrived.
“It was so scary,” said the woman, “But I saw the cop acting so brave, and the condiment packets seemed in danger of being shot and wasted. I did what I had to do.”
The woman was recognized with a Friend of the Condiment award, an animated GIF file, presented by Condiment Man.
“Of course there are times when you need to put your life on the line for a condiment packet,” said Condiment Man, after the award ceremony, “The key, really, is knowing that these times are always. This nameless woman realizes that, so why can’t everyone?”
