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In Canada, turning 18 is a big deal because it's the legal drinking age. For my 18th birthday I was extra excited because a friend of mine was a sound man for a local band and I could finally see them play a gig in a bar. On my birthday they were playing in a small town outside of Calgary called Strathmore. It's about 50 km from Calgary. My birthday is December 29th and that night is quite really cold and snowy. I drove, but the roads were quite icy so it took about twice as long as usual to get there. I had a great time and the band even played 'Birthday' by The Beatles for me. The second set finished at around 1:00. My friend had to stay and pack up the gear so I said goodbye and left. It was snowing heavily on the way back and I could hardly see where I was going. I couldn't go more than 30km per hour. About 10km out of Strathmore the Engine in my car started to sputter. I got really worried because is was minus 35 C and I didn't have any emergency stuff in my car. A pang of regret ran through me for not taking my father's advice. Then the engine died. I coasted to a stop. The silence was deafening. I got out of the car and the cold clutched me tightly. I looked in both directions and saw nothing, no headlights, no taillights. Nothing but pitch black. "No sane person would be out driving in this at this time of night", I though to myself. I got back into the car. Sitting there, I debated what to do. "Walking back the Strathmore would be suicide" I accidentally said out loud. I decided I had to just wait and take my chances. With a bit of luck, someone will pass by and see my hazard lights. I don't know how much time went by, but I eventually started dozing off, something you are definitely not suppose to do when you are stuck in the cold. Suddenly someone was pounding on the window. It was my friend from the gig. The band had finished packing up and were heading back to Calgary when they spotted my car with the hazard lights on. Even now, I think it was the luckiest day of my life. If my friend hadn't noticed my car at the side of the road, I would have been a dead man.