The office building windows showed equipment reminiscent of word processors and other office machines from the 1980′s. The dust covered sign continually showed the open side and the lights where on all the time but no one appeared to work there and a proprietor was never present. After doing some research herself and after contacting an Ohio private investigator, Alyssa determined that the owner of the office building had a long standing bet with a prominent developer of the community as to how long the company would stay in business. In 1982, Bill Sanchez, a well known developer in the area, thought the idea of a store dedicated to nothing but the selling and maintenance of office machines was ridiculous. He wanted to buy the property, renovate it and turn it into a hip strip mall. Gary Bronson, of Bronson and Son Office Machines was the only hold out. He did not sell to the developer and angered by this, Bill wagered with Gary on whether the company would remain in business for one year. Insulted by this, Gary wagered the store would remain open for 30 years. In the past 30 years, Gary has had only one customer – a local author that prefers to type everything and does not want to be bothered with new technologies. Every year he has typewriter maintained and serviced. When asked, the author was not aware of the wager and insisted he had a long standing appointment to have his machinery countenanced. While this bet will expire on 2012, the terms and what is at stake are still unclear. “I’m looking forward to retirement,” quips Gary.