I remember that event well. I was leaving Jax for Lake City for Christmas holidays. I didn't leave town until late that night, before the big freeze. I was late because, even though I had a live in girl friend, I visited a "side piece" before leaving town. 😂 I exited 295 and got on I10. As I got on the road, the FHP closed the interstate behind me.
Jacksonville closed all the bridges for a couple of days, the GF got stranded in Mandarin for the holidays.😂 In Lake City, it was a winter wonderland. I remember going to ABC Liquors to pick up a bottle of run for egg nog, and the highways were a big slip and slide. There were crashes after crashes on 441 next to my parents house, (steep hill), ice skids. I put a lawn chair in the yard and waited for new crashes.😂