i learned my lesson the first of november 2008 ihad forgot to shut mine off an it was the day my daughter got married i had got all my ironing done an we had the wedding next door at my brothers well after the said there vows an all my son comes back to house for something an found my iron laying flat on kitchen table an my hubby still hasn'tseen the iron print on table i try an keep something over it so i try an make sure it is off any more