so i was walking around today in a city in northern thailand and came across a guy lamp working in the street....he made some fairly intricate sculptures and some pipes etc....he let me play around for a while which was nice since i dont get to hit the torch much these days....anyway it got me thinking about all these retarded discussions on here about imports.....he didnt really speak much english but his friend was translating and he really started getting excited about maybe learning some new things (not to much unlike myself and many others ive come across on this board) because he had been so bored and had been doing this for 12 years just getting by feeding his family probably living in some shanty in the back country....anyway i dont really have a point...just thinking out loud... but he did invite me to come by his shop sometime this week and i think i'll take him up on that offer....should be a fun experience!!!