...whereas you came up with that narrow-mindedness all by your wittle self. Aw, how cute!

I4 to I75 is your way. Be prepared to sit in the "black hole" of traffic from Disney to 27 in Polk county on I4, for over an hour. Today, I would expect 2.5-3 hours to Sarasota.

I'm driving tomorrow, 7am.

 

i saw this thread again and remembered my trip and hearing the good news all over the radio...you musta had a fun LOONNGGGG ride down there.

 

actually traffic didn't really suck

slowed down a few times, came to a hault for a few minuites once or twice, but otherwise we made good time.

hell, i made it to tampa in 1.5 hrs


sucked for those going north on 75 though, went past some road FHP had closed the road on the northbound side, like 3 news stations had their news crews there, and the traffic was backed up for AT LEAST 10 minuites while going about 85mph in the opposite direction, had to of been like 15+ miles.

i came back saturday night though, was a breeze.

 

hmm, might been northbound i was hearing then...i know everyone from 75 in one direction got routed to 41 and then back to 75. my buddy took 9 hours to get from pt charlotte to st pete.

 

yep that was northbound. i saw the backup, no kidding we were going the opposite way for about 10-15 minuites at 80-85mph and saw nothing but stopped cars.

there were at least 3 news crews on the bridge above where it happened (laurel street?) but i never did see what happened.

 

it was just a ****ty day to travel...when i got on the road around 5pm it was ok, then once 275 and 75 merged i hit heavy *** rain...once i got to about 75/91 it let up...but all what you said you saw coming northbound was what i saw going southbound, and all the way through i10 it was like bumper to bumper, and little traffic going norht, buth the heavy rain making us go 35 or so sucked...then the jackass big rig drivers didnt help.