Rock window

I have to laugh at 'mind the gap!', Diane.
Only today, I was taking a class through 'English-style' rather than 'Spanish-style' e-mail writing (ie, short and to the point, without anything unnecessary which the Spanish find impossible to achieve; their emails are on average 3 times as long as the English equivalent! "But you HAVE to say this and include that and repeat this and go into great detail with that"l, they will say. "No you don't!", I will reply!
I then use, as an example, the PA announcement frequently heard on the Madrid metro which (translated) goes something like this; "The next station is on a bend. On alighting, please take care not to place a foot between the train and the platform."
I ask them to guess the London Underground equivalent and they always come up with an equally long construction. When I tell them it is "Mind the gap!" they are astonished; but they get the point!

The weather that day was perfect, 22C and a light breeze. No shelter required!
Yes, I know I'm behind. It can't be helped. I'll catch up when I can, Fred!i

You do certainly get some good rock windows here, Jenny!

Oh, that's hilarious! I am not familiar with the Spanish in Spain. I wonder if Mexican Spanish has as similar quality. I have noticed that Italian writing has a very elaborate style, and I've called it a tornado of flowers. I bought a book in Florence about the Duomo. I assume the English was translated directly from the Italian, and it was so winding and ultra-imaginative that it seemed Medieval. I couldn't finish it. English must sound very blunt and harsh to them.