I don’t want it to seem like I’m saying they’re taking their frustrations out on the typewriter. But they’re just not very sensitive with these machines.
Keith Bebonis, commenting on the Chicago Police Department’s use of typewriters. Bebonis has a contract with the police department to repair 40 to 50 typewriters a year. Bebonis and his father used to make repairs for other city agencies, though now only the police department maintains a contract. (AP News — October 3, 2020)