Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey
Explanation: 1. Very cold.
Origin: An old naval expression. Cast iron cannon balls were stacked in pyramids on shallow brass trays called monkeys. When the temperature got really cold, the thermal expansion between the cast iron and the brass was such that the balls rolled off.
I had -6 yesterday and -8 this morning. It warmed up to 20 by 1100hrs. I'm glad i bought a extra little electric heater for my cabin, it's a tad cold around here.
Frozen pipes? Yes, i've several jobs lined up for tomorrow.
I don't know why that monkey has blue balls...at least he's running around on green grass!..2 mornings ago I had -12...this morning we had +3...Yahoo---bring on the heat wave...