I was driving back from Fredonia (where I went to school) to Rochester to meet my friend out for his birthday.
My college beater car at the time was a 85 Oldsmobile cutlass supreme (big steel boat). RWD no Posi traction.
The heater in the car was stuck on a setting. Luckily it was the defrost setting, but the speed was only at the second from the bottom. So not much heat in the car, and windshield was only defrosted on the bottom half.
Snow was coming down pretty good, and was real windy. The 90 was bad from Fredonia to Buffalo, but once you hit the toll booths the road cleared up some. Got to the other toll booths going to Rochester and it was crappy again.
All of a sudden, I hit a real bad patch of the storm, white out like conditions, and then all of a sudden my car stalls and I am able to get over on the right shoulder. I thought I was going to be stranded. I sat for a few minutes and tried to restart my car, luckily it turned over and I was able to go.
Went slow the rest of the way but made it to the bar.
My friends and I were the only people out and they were shocked I even made it, as most people used the excuse it was too bad out for them to go out.