If I were a shake shingle
And you were a clementine
And a southerly wind came up
Would you blame me for flyin'?

Ya know, that's just a sign of the shakes coming of age. They have a long adolescence, and then, one spring usually, they will lift their upwind edges just a mite to the face of the freshening breeze, and fly away. Resistance is futile, as many a homeowner has learned. It is part of life that shakes, sooner or later, will flee on the wind. This is embedded in the ancient scriptures, advising all mortals who can read that Shakes Rattle and Roll.


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