There is a profound difference between dealing with something like that at an expected time (9pm to 11pm on the 4th of July) and being woken from a sound sleep by a massive barrage. We're as accustomed to the occasional bang as one can get, but what happened was unreasonable. It went on for a long time, it was loud enough to shake my house, we seriously thought something had gone wrong because it wasn't the right time for it. My kids were still awake at 10, they were NOT at 1 am.

So no, something loud and unexpected at 1 am is not the same as something loud and expected at 10 pm. They should have had more sense, and I think you know that. Or maybe you just like arguing?