Retired U.S. Marine Barry Fetzer has been writing columns for hometown papers in North Carolina for many years. He likes to amplify life experiences to show Americans aren’t really at each other’s throats the way it appears in the media these days. Barry will tell you that his one-on-one experiences with folks in America’s heartland have been — by and large — on the positive side of the ledger.
Such was the case when Barry met his septic service provider. His time with the pumper he called “Ricky” was refreshing and educational so he decided to write about it in
