“Septic Guy Revered When Every Flush Counts” shouted the headline from a Wisconsin newspaper. The focus was on Travis Simet, owner of Chippewa Septic Service, who earned the respect of columnist Patti See when he backed down her narrow, curvy, icy driveway to pump holding tanks. Living in the midst of lakes, it was all in a day’s work for the 35-year-old pumper who took over his father’s business in 2018.
FROM TRUCKING TO PUMPINGSteve Simet was an over-the-road trucker for more than 25 years when a trucking friend told him about a relative selling his septic service business due to
