We have a crockpot that is about 45 years old. I can’t believe it myself, but we’ve been married for 48 years this June, and it was a Christmas gift from a friend a year or two into our marriage. It looks similar to the one shown, but it works great. We keep saying that we should get a new, larger one, but we find that the old appliances last longer than the newer ones. We’ve given our adult children Crockpots for gifts and have even replaced them. We’re always home when we use it now, and always unplug it when not in use, and put it away. It’s something that doesn’t get used a lot, and there are no loose wires, or faulty switches. If that was the case we would throw it out. I think that Jack will die from smoke inhalation after going back into then house to save the dog. Luckily, with the magic of TV, we’ll get to see him in every episode. I’m not crying about him, as I have suffered too many real life losses to cry over a TV show these days.