I proudly own that I am among the ranks that buy into that wacky conspiracy theory.

To my mind, those are the elements that make business worthy of lifelong pursuit. 

[Only] the bottom plate should be PT if it is on slab or in ground contact.I stand by my original recommendation... temporary bracing... remove rotted elements (preferably in their entirety)... new structural elements... remove temporary bracing. ... and the more I think about it, yanking the stud, or putting in an entirely new stud (even if you were lazy about it and left the rotted one), is actually less work than the tedious task of cutting the bottom off the rotted stud, piecing in a new stud, then sistering a section in (as shown in the pictures on page 1)... that's a whole lot of cuts, nails, and measuring to get a subpar outcome.

No sure why the disparaging comments to other careers, I'm sure it's not a stretch to label being a police officer as nothing magical either if you consider the job as riding around in a car all day.I'm personally of the notion that no job or career is very difficult, the distinction of ones accomplishments as any business owner, is based upon individuals and their accomplishments, their ranking in the market position etc..Just to distinguish a business owner from an employee puts the most lack luster business owner head and shoulders above the average employee just in terms of the business owner at least has something at risk everyday, is responsible for creating jobs and supporting employees and their families. 

Is there a website somewhere that gives rankings on paint brands in terms of quality and features? 

“North Dakota's 2013 GDP per capita was the second highest in our rankings at $68,804.”I don’t mean to bag on North Dakota, but the measure of GDP per capita doesn’t mean too much when the state’s population is 739,000, or about the size of Greensboro-High Point, NC.Their economy is a one trick pony.

There is an element of truth in this, but it is disingenuous with regard to the vast majority of illegal immigrant situations.

So there is definitely an element of risk, but it can be done.The other issue here is the condition of title in the OPs scenario.

Its along the Hudson River, so it has some elements of a depressed river town.

I was in public safety, worked my way through the ranks as a code enforcement officer, police officer, and firefighter.