When I was a kid I threw newspapers in the Texas Panhandle.  Winters were cold, but the wind turned the cold into torturous conditions.  Back in “the day” I was armed with tennis shoes that quickly got wet and only provide a weak substrate for the ice to attach. Gloves could only be used once the rubber bands were placed on the papers.  By that time frost bite was looming. 

Ok, Ok I never actually got frostbite, but always thought I would lose my toes and fingers to the winter storms.