There is also the "pain" of responsibility. When Lofty (the nervous green crane) drops a pallet of bricks, Bob feels that financially. The meme has evolved to suggest that "crane pain" is a psychosomatic response to the fear of liability. Every time the crane winches, Bob winces—not just from his arthritis, but from the memory of the "Spring City Scaffold Collapse of '98."
Lofty creaked, a groan of metal on metal. "I... I can't, Spud. I'm broken. The line is gone. I'm not a builder anymore." bob the builder crane pain
It was a low, metallic sigh, deep in her slewing unit. Bob was lifting a heavy steel beam for the new community center. He pushed the lever forward. The hydraulics whined. The cable drum shuddered. Then came the pain . There is also the "pain" of responsibility