I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out that some parasitic bacteria living on the worms, which was shortening their lifespan, was simply killed by the alcohol.
Posts by richardh
3 publicly visible posts • joined 31 Jul 2009
Alcohol DOUBLES LIFESPAN, helps resist stress
HTC Desire HD
Friday 7th January 2011 13:53 GMT 
Got one for £30/month for 18 months with T-Mobile renewal
I got mine back in October as a contract renewal with T-Mobile. I think I was in the first batch of stock because straight after I got mine all my friends were complaining that the lead-time on theirs was projected to be weeks or even in the new year. Managed to get them down from £35 to £30/month for 18 months with the phone free. I was previously on a £35/month contract. Seems I was quite lucky there too, because my friend tried a bit later (beginning of November) and the best they would offer him was £40/month and a charge for the phone (~£50 I think).
After fixing the INIT process issue (either by enabling USB debugging(!) or getting the 2.2.1 update), I love the device. Runs like a dream and post-2.2.1 battery life is now fair. Having said this, noticed some very weird bugs immediately after updating to 2.2.1. Various texts disappeared and a few others now list as having been received from the wrong person. Also it seemed to lose a lot of the bindings between Exchange contacts and Facebook that I had already approved, deciding to ask me to approve them again. Can't reproduce it though so can't complain about anything specific.
Just wish they'd hurry up and push 2.3.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
