Reply to "Power Problems in House"

Thanks Nick. Actually, I think this was the right place.  I got some ideas, followed through on contacting the power company, and I think the problem may yet be rectified by them.  The folks here were quite helpful with all their individual inputs.  I am grateful just to have some opinions from other folks.  Help comes in many forms, even if  just directs someone, like me, to seek out other, more qualified people to fix a given problem.