This Weatherman’s On-Camera Rant About Fans of The Bachelorette Deserves an Emmy

Christopher Rosa
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"I'm done with you people. I really am!"

A local weatherman in Ohio named Jamie Simpson was not having it with fans of The Bachelorette on Monday night after they complained about his emergency broadcast interrupting the show.

For context: Tornadoes have caused some serious damage to both Ohio and Indiana in recent days, and Simpson's report was in service to those affected. But for some people, this still wasn't a good enough reason to cut away from The Bachelorette.

"I was just checking social media, we have viewers complaining…. No, we're not going back to the show, folks! This is a dangerous situation, okay?" Simpson said on air. "Think about if this was your neighborhood. I'm sick and tired of people complaining about this. Our job here is to keep people safe and that is what we're going to do. Some people complain that this is all about my ego—Stop. Just stop right now. It's not. I'm done with you people! I really am. This is pathetic. This is a dangerous situation here."

He eventually apologized to Bachelor Nation, though, saying, "Alright, I'm sorry I did that. It just really bothers me that we have people that don't care about other people's safety around here. That's just ridiculous."

Once the video went viral, Simpson continued to put the focus on what really matters: people's safety. "To all the National media outlets wanting to talk to me," he wrote on Twitter. "We had an EF-3/4 tornado last night, more severe possibly the next three days...let me do my job please."

Simpson has a point, people. Yes, I know this week's Bachelorette episode was important, with its labor simulations and everyone thirsting over Tyler C. But Americans are in danger! They need to know this information more than they need to know about Luke P. hearing God in the shower. Safety instructions trump literally everything, even a rose ceremony.

Even the Bachelorette herself, Hannah Brown, agrees. "Thanks Dayton, Ohio for the love, but be safe," she wrote on Twitter. "Naders are no joke."

"He's ABSOLUTELY right," one (very smart) person commented on YouTube. "One of the most historic nights in weather history in the area, and this man probably saved some lives with his report." They took the words right out of my mouth.

Originally Appeared on Glamour