No I'm not a ham, although my wife would probably disagree. ;^)
We moved down here in June of 1998. I-95 gets to be almost undriveable on Daytona weekend.
Add a driving rainstorm, a brand new Granny and it was dark by then into that I-95 equation. I was like a kid on vacation on that radio... how long is it to West Palm Beach? Great radio range down there. I talked to the guys in Melbourne until I got to my exit in West Palm.