February on the ridge roads north of Johnstown is all hardpack and wind-carved drift, and a gravel driveway can fill twice before noon. S & S Landscaping & Excavating runs the blade through it, opening drives and lots and putting down ice control where the grade turns slick. When the ground softens those same properties want mowing, trimming and cleanups, and the trucks trade one attachment for another. Clearing a long country drive to the pavement, or cutting a lawn even from the road to the tree line, is really the same job in two different tempers. Either way, the place is passable and it looks kept.