I also live in the country, rural Alabama, and my house is surrounded
by huge pines and oaks. The sun really never hits my roof. I put a new
roof down back in late 85, and the shingles have yet to seal down in
most of the areas........the only areas they have ever sealed is the
relatively small areas the sun may hit on occassion. Heard it takes
direct sunlight to make em seal, and outside temp alone will not do
it.

My power bills are fairly low as well, and in the winter my power
bills go even lower as I heat with wood.

Too much concrete, asphalt, and bricks in the city that trap and
retain heat from that sun all day, only to radiate it all back out at
night........Nothing beats a nice shady country place away from all
that city noise and heat and rat race of day to day life.
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