North of Flint the roads run straight between fields toward Thetford and Otisville, and at first light after a storm they are one unbroken sheet of white. Hogg inc Plowing sets a blade into that, opening long driveways end to end, clearing turnarounds, shoveling walks and salting the ice that hides under fresh powder. Rural drives take patience, because there is more of everything and nowhere convenient to put the pile. The reward is a farm lane cut clean while the sun is still low and orange over the fence line. Winter here is a season of early mornings, and that suits the work fine.