Originally Posted by Ti-tillIdie
Cycling in Europe (Switzerland if I remember correctly) we rode parallel to some large power lines and my neck hairs stood on end and my eyes started to water (from what I hope was static electricity). The thing that made me the most concerned was that there were several small houses built directly under the lines. I have no idea how the people living there can ignore those weird feelings.
I definitely wouldn't want transmission lines right over my house. Do a Google search on "living near power lines" and you'll get a ton of hits.