Before seven on a snowy morning, traffic is already stacking toward the Government Bridge and Arsenal Island, and a driveway nobody has opened turns a whole day sideways. Pat West Gutter Co Inc plows for that morning, with driveways and parking areas cleared, walkways shoveled, and salt and ice melt down on the spots that glaze over first. Snow that crosses the Mississippi arrives dense and settles fast, which makes timing the real work. The route runs ahead of the commute, then comes back once the wind refills what it took. Rock Island gets out the door on time.