Got a Silva Ranger compass as a high school graduation present. Have had one, or something similar, ever since...and paper maps.

I came up out of the subway in NYC a few years ago, and was approached by a woman, who said that she was supposed to meet someone on the NW corner of the intersection, and asked if I knew which corner was NW. It was about ten a.m. and I explained how the shadows would point NW to show her the corner. She looked at me like I was some kind of genius...
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Improvise,
Utilize,
Realize.