Homes under power lines?

Originally posted by rwingett
If you don't buy the house will you and your child become immortal? No? Then you're both going to die anyway from one thing or another. So buy the house.

Originally posted by joneschr
As of today, when my escrow on my home closed, I became a renter again. And I'm actively looking at buying a new house.

Unfortunately, I'm picky, and I narrowed it down to two choices. One house has some significant downsides not worth mentioning. It's competitor is perfect for my needs in every category except one.

It has powerlines near the prope ...[text shortened]... you were me, would you buy the palace with the powerlines, or the junker clear of EM fields.

a google for you, with resulting headlines

"electrical engineers" leukemia

http://www.google.com/cse?cx=002683415331144861350%3Atsq8didf9x0&q=%22electrical+engineers%22+leukemia&ie=utf-8&sa=Search

Mortality from brain cancer and leukaemia among electrical workers.
[PDF] Leukemia and Diabetes Increase with Electrical Exposure (EMF)
Exposure to magnetic fields among electrical workers in relation ...
leukaemia among electrical workers. Mortality from brain cancer and
Exposure to magnetic fields among electrical workers in relation ...
Acute leukemia in electrical workers: a New Zealand case-control study
Risk in Perspective: ADULT LEUKEMIA

you might guess that there's no special risk factor for CEOs for leukemia.