Accurate weather predictions (though it’ll probably take most of the 73 years before it happens.)

Mares eat oats
And Does eat oats
And little lambs eat ivy.
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A kid’ll eat ivy, too, wouldn’t you

No, I wouldn’t.

Me

First, take it into a darkened room, and wait for a few minutes; if you can see the interior tubes, or any other part, glowing, you are likely to have a problem with radioactive paint, and all that entails.
However, the dial, tubes, and cross-wires look so bright, it’s possible that it’s been “modernised” post-war, and the radioactive paint and powder (inside the tubes) has been replaced by fluorescent material. If so, you can relax (a little.)
The bowl should be filled with industrial alcohol (which is poisonous,) which stops the internal spider from rattling around uncontrollably. If the spider rocks around, and (worse) you can hear it rattling, the bowl needs to be refilled with liquid, since, if it completely dries out, the internal paint could flake off.
If the paint doesn’t glow, of its own accord, get hold of a u/v lamp, and shine it on the compass (again in a darkened room); if the paint, etc., reacts to the light, and glows, you have far less to worry about.
If you push the curved lever forward, you’ll find that the black bezel should be free to rotate, the idea being that you turn it until the heading you want is “on” the small tube level with the foot marked “fore.” (It’s under “30” in your photos.)
Then rotate the compass until the “inverted T” inside the bowl is lined up with “N,” and you are now flying your Spitfire (or whatever) along your chosen heading.

Ah, Edgar. You have children? Would you have been happy for them to have seen that picture when they were in junior school, or younger?…

As usual, you twist and turn, trying to get away from the fact that you attach more importance to the existence of the photo than you have regard for the child’s wellbeing.

There is little anyone can do about the boy in Syria

So just sit back, and make no comment on it.

Just a thought but several years ago I was given a job with the possibility of going into a morgue

Well, good for you; about 25 years ago, I was asked to take photos of a stillborn child, in his coffin, or the mother, due to the hospital’s complete disinterest, would have had nothing by which to remember him, which I did, so keep your lectures to yourself.

Do you think any preparation was done for that images appearance on the Sun’s front page, about whether everyone was ready to view it?

I would expect that it had to pass inspection by the newspaper’s legal team.

I’m sure all the “Trident Subs, Nukes, Typhoons, Tanks and lots of nasty savage soldiers with everything from Laser Designators to sharp sticks.” were a great comfort to Lee Rigby’s family.

I dare say there will be a deputation along shortly

No, there won’t, but, in your usual overweening arrogant way, you haven’t noticed that the vast majority, on this site, no longer have the slightest interest in your everlasting tirades.

you get the picture?

Precisely; the only person on this forum, who incessantly comes out with these “offensive” words, is you, but, of course, you’re only being demonstrative, so it couldn’t possibly mean that it’s you who are the offensive one, could it?

Tens of Thousands of children learn to fire and fire firearms in this country every year.
So what is your point.

That (maybe) they’d be better served if they were taught how to get on with others, rather than kill them?