It was a miserable experience when I ended up losing my wedding ring outside during a blizzard.
I had to get out there to shovel and snow blow and my ring somehow just slipped off my finger.
I remembered that I took my gloves off a few times to answer my cell phone and I figured the ring must have fallen off then. But I ran the snowblower over all those spots and I likely sent the ring flying one way or the other. When I realized that my ring was missing I was frantically looking everywhere that I had been outside and I couldn’t find it anywhere. It was so freezing outside, but I looked and had to take breaks in front of my fireplace to warm up. The heating system did a great job at keeping the house warm, but the fireplace really supplemented the heating system very well. Everytime I would be out there digging around for my ring, my hands would be freezing. I eventually had to stop looking because I thought the ring might be under some of the ice or snow. I looked again when the weather warmed up when we were finally able to quit using the gas furnace. It was so much easier looking for my ring when all the snow and ice was gone, but I still couldn’t manage to find it anywhere with the metal detector. I ended up filing a claim with my insurance to have my ring replaced, but I still keep looking for it whenever I am outside on my property walking my dog.