The 5:40 out of Metropark does not wait for weather, and neither do the people walking to it in the dark. Grapevine Pro works snow removal in Woodbridge Township, in the stretch of Iselin where Oak Tree Road wakes early and parking aprons have to be open before the first headlights turn in. Storms off the Atlantic arrive here warm at the edges — snow, then sleet, then a refreeze that takes the walks by surprise. The answer is plowing to bare surface, treating what remains, and circling back once the wind settles the drifts. A path cleared by six in the morning is a small and genuine kindness.