The heartbreak. You just finish your resto. Its gleaming. Every part is perfect. You turn it on for the first time and everything lights up without issue. Every switch perfectly adjusted, no credit dot. You decide to play a few test games to make sure its dialed in. You take a shot at the scoop and immediately take a chunk of wood out of your brand new playfield. Knowing personally how long it takes to pull this off, I probably would have felt a weakness in my knees when that piece came rolling down the playfield.
Edit: Just reread it. Had the Cliffy in hand. Damn. I would have been saying to myself "Why?!?"