When a nor'easter climbs the coast, Waterford hears it first in the trees on the Oswegatchie ridges and then feels it in the wet, weighty snow that follows. Ryan's Reliable Services LLC goes out into that — plowing driveways, clearing walks and steps, moving the heavy stuff back to the banks before it can rut and set. In the other half of the year those same properties are mowed, trimmed and edged on a steady schedule, with cleanups once the leaves start coming down along the Niantic River. Between Great Neck and the hills inland the ground changes every few miles, and so does the work. Snow removal and lawn care for Waterford and the towns next door.