Main Street wakes in stages — bakery lights first, then a truck backing in on Rogers, then shopkeepers with their keys. George Hardscaping tries to be finished before all that: sidewalks shoveled the full width, entries cleared to bare brick, the plow through the small lots behind the storefronts while the street is still empty. Gloucester snow off the harbor comes in dense and sets up quickly, so salt and sand follow immediately behind the shovel rather than an hour later. Whether it's one storm or the whole cold stretch, the routine hardly changes. A clean threshold at opening time says the day can start.