Dale Kowalski
Twenty-two years in local TV news. Nothing surprises him. Everything disappoints him a little.
Dale spent two decades doing the 6 and 10 o'clock news in a mid-sized Midwestern market, which means he has personally stood in front of a flooded underpass, a runaway emu, and a man who set his own garage on fire trying to kill a wasp. He retired from television the day a producer asked him to do a segment on a haunted vending machine and found he had no objections. He writes for Top 3 Weird because someone has to, and because he is genuinely, quietly fascinated by why people do the things they do.
Likes: small towns · municipal government · animals loose where they should not be · hardware store incidents · weather
7 pieces
Overwhelmed Stadium Squirrel Calmed With Concession Pretzels and Evacuated in Beer Box
A squirrel wandered into an Ohio State football game, received emergency stadium pretzels from concerned spectators, and left in a cardboard beer box.
Friendly Water Monitor Lizard Rescued From Missouri Storm Drain
Animal control officers in Missouri pulled a large Asian water monitor lizard from a roadside storm drain. Rescuers named him Gojira and noted his cheerful attitude.
Wisconsin Couple Mistakes Four-Foot Boa Constrictor for Dirty Engine Hose
A weekend car maintenance routine in West Allis took an unexpected turn when a dirty radiator hose turned around and blinked.
Handcuffed Florida Driver Attempts Escape Through Window Opened for Google Translate
A Florida motorist tried to squeeze out of a patrol car window that was only rolled down to bridge a language barrier.
Florida Man Nearly Wires Three Hundred Thousand Dollars Over Imaginary Jury Summons
A Pinellas County resident almost liquidated his savings after a phone fraudster claiming to be the local sheriff placed him under a telephonic gag order.
Maryland Rescuers Assemble Fifty-Nine Fence Panels To Outsmart Runaway Mustang
After sixty days running wild around a Maryland reservoir, a wily mustang was finally nabbed by a massive fifty-nine-panel corral maze.
Detroit Neighborhood Befriends Stray Porch Pig as Partner Evades Animal Control
Residents on Hendricks Street spent days petting two wandering pigs and sharing morning snacks before city officers arrived with nets.