It is sited so commonly because it is so commonly farmed and consumed in the US. Not really strange at all that writers would choose to use it as an example over shrimp.

Why did you reply to me with this quote? Is there a point you believe you are making?

Why did you reply to me with this comment?

Yeah, this article is basically saying that eating local is pointless environmentally speaking, because reducing the transportation involved won’t “save the planet.” That’s a dumb argument.

I implied no such thing. Read my words that you just quoted back to me - I cited what I seem to recall “Salty” saying in the past. Citing someone else’s claim does not constitute me making the claim (or implying it is true) myself.

“that’s definitely not what it is today.”

I never claimed it does.

Ok, and?

Ok? I (and others I know / have known) have worked (or do work) at places where that is the practice. Are you trying to claim that it does not happen anywhere?

“My local supermarkets all advertise their “local” bounty from quaint suppliers like Farmer John, and Dole.”

It seems you’re completely ignoring the fact that a big part of the “eat local” movement is that the intention is to support smaller, (more) sustainable non-industrialized farms rather than huge industrialized farms with huge feed lots and large carbon footprints - before transportation is even factored in (not to…

“I think this specific argument is weaksauce.”

...and I seem to recall quite a few occasions where “Salty” would make the point that servers tip out the kitchen staff - so which is it?

Tipping is optional - it’s up to you, not some internet stranger. 

Recycling all of the (over-)packaging still uses a lot more energy & resources than buying one’s own groceries to cook the same meals - not to mention the energy used to package and deliver all of the single-use measurements for each meal in the first place.

So where’s the part about the warning, and what exactly is the danger? All you say here is that the Gummy Bear jelly recipe doesn’t work (and you don’t even indicate why) and reference some non-specific danger “to glassware and to actual humans."

The OP may be off in terms of the number of rooms a housekeeper cleans per shift, but it’s still ridiculous to tell people to tip $10 per person per day as a standard. I am not obligated to leave a ridiculously high tip to cover for those who trash their rooms and leave no tip.

“$10/day, per person who stayed”

A quick search for “pantry tracking recipe sites” provided multiple sites listing multiple apps that do exactly what you describe. Did that really need to be spelled out for you?

Have you heard of google?