The first real squall of the year usually comes ashore near Stony Point — the lake turns the color of pewter, the air changes, and Monroe gets its opening reminder of what November means here. Hunter Lawn Care and Snow Removal is set up before that arrives, plow hung and salt on hand, because the first storm is the one that catches people out. Drives get cut open, steps get cleared, and the spots that always ice get treated before they can. Nobody remembers a winter for the storms that were handled, which is precisely the aim. From the first flake to the last, the job is keeping the way out open.