Not about the cold front, but apparently kxan had the timing off. Was supposed to be here late morning, but looks like it'll be afternoon at the earliest.
Not just paranoid. In some cases, can be illegal. Was reading up on stories and laws regarding "free range kids." In a lot of circumstances, just letting kids go around the block will get CPS called on you, and they will show up and check.
I've used aluminum can as a shim on my 2011(?) Rockshox Reba Race I bought from ebay. Apparently there was a year where the lowers were slightly mis-cast and had a slight cant to them. IF I were using skinny race tires I probably wouldn't notice but with a very knobby tire and a hard turn, the knobs rub on the inside.