has anyone ever visited or corresponded with Rossi directly ?

[mickbr]

I always wondered whether anyone has ever paid a visit to Rossi or corresponded as in directly with the factories or engineers in South America. Cant recall any posts on the internet about it. If I ever was in South America its somewhere I would consider checking out. A buddy of mine just visited India to see where their company gets its mining dragline ropes made. He was expecting slave labor but suprised at the level of worker satisfaction. The factory was like its own self contained entity, the workforce was highly stable, company housing for employees, multiple generations at work, sons replacing grandfathers on the same piece of plant. Not the same pay or living standards we are used to by a long shot , but I guess in the third world a major factory can probably look after you better than the local government. Wonder what sort of setup Rossi runs.