Jack W wrote:

have a strip of cellophane-like tape over the black adhesive.

That tape is simply there to keep the shingles separated while they are
in the bundle. You do not need to remove that strip and it has nothing
to do with the shingles blowing off.

I will bet that the shingles were installed with staples, right?

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Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX