Things that Annoy Me about Measurements

• The U.S. uses some bizarre, illogical, and underivable system of measurement rather than metric.

• The U.S. also uses 110v, rather than 220-240v the way, oh, most of the rest of the world does.  I realize switching to 220v would be impossible, but a lady can dream of a world with standardized power.  And outlets.  Especially outlets. In the meantime, the soldering iron I used precious luggage space to bring back from China isn't going to work here.  

• When looking for a sewing pattern for a tablet cover online, all of the helpful artsy people who publish patterns do so in terms of only the major brand name tablets and ereaders, meaning various generations of Kindles and Ipads.  In the name of freedom from brand name dependance, how hard would it be to use the actual bloody dimensions?