A Kendall County thaw is a trap — forty degrees on Tuesday, meltwater running down every drive in Oswego, and by Wednesday morning the whole village is glass. OutdoorScapes Inc treats that refreeze as a storm in its own right, scraping down to the surface so there is nothing left to turn to ice and salting the low spots where water always finds a way to pool. Plowing is the loud part of winter; ice control is the part that keeps people upright. Drives, walks and entries get worked in an order that follows the shade around the house. Winter here isn't one long freeze, it's a dozen small arguments with water.