Ok, So you're already making the change then?

I forgot to check which system the USA uses, In quite a lot of other countries its 230V, and 415V for industrial uses, so it doesn't surprise me that USA has had to enable 240V mainly for heavy-use applications.

I always find it odd to find that some Americans think their way of life will stay around for ever (Power, Units of measurment, etc)

However, To make this comment useful, Take a look at the graphics here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mains_power_systems As you can see, most of the world uses 230V.. (Here in Aus, Its refered to as 240V, but has been 230V for a long time.. but the +- 10% rule tends to make it higher anyway)

110V will most likely not last forever in the states, but it'll probably be still there in 10-20 years..

Of course.. Things will change when wireless power comes into being ;)