Thanks, Dudley, I have contacted a local attorney who has dealt with this kind of thing before. They are of the same mind, that the power company will get what they need to do their thing, and I may be able to maximize what I am compensated, but they will only go so far.
The nice thing about this site is having all of you to bounce questions and ideas off of. Many are very good ideas I hadn't thought of, and others are intriguing, if not dangerous. The thought of a lifetime of free electricity is good, but I'd probably get the same in Leavenworth, along with meals and a nifty set of clothes.
I am now working with a local appraiser who has done some work on these kinds of cases, just to see if there is anything I can use to convince the power folks of negative impact to the value of the property and our personal loss of use as a home.
Thanks to all of you for responding..
PB
