A December nor'easter reaches Wells straight off the water and climbs Route 1 with the pines bending over it, and by morning every drive in town has become a job. Seacoast Tree Work & Excavation runs snow through that stretch — plowing driveways and lots, clearing walks and entries, pushing banks back to keep the sightlines open at the road. Wet coastal snow is heavy stuff, and the difference between a drive that is passable and one that is a wall often comes down to who got there first. There is a plain kind of satisfaction in a lot scraped down to dark pavement while the storm is still finishing up. Then the light comes up gray over the pines and Wells goes about its day.