Wait, 240 feet is just the tubing, right? Does that include the lines running out to each engine and the APU, or is that the main trunk only? I ask because once you add up all four engines plus the crossfeed and jettison lines it has to be way more than that. And are we talking about both wings combined or per side? Somebody at your shop has to have the actual breakdown, because that number is sitting in my head now too and I need it settled.

The kid helping carry it up the stairs is the part that gets me. Dude dragged his own child into the guilt trip to make sure you took the treadmill instead of the $700. That's a $200 story tax right there, and honestly you still came out ahead.

That landing job took me three tries to get the stretch right, and the first two tries left me sitting on the floor cussing at a carpet that kept snapping back like a rubber band. My knees were shot after the second round and I almost gave up and called a guy I know who does this for a living. Getting the tension set before you tuck is the whole ballgame, like your buddy said, and the cardboard kept the backing from tearing while I fought with it. @bell.harper your buddy's advice is dead on, short carpet will creep on you every time if you rush the stretch. I got lucky on the third try and it's been flat for two months now, no bumps or loose edges.