敬老パスを忘れて Forgetting My Pass for the Aged

敬老パスを忘れて

　昨日地下鉄に乗ろうとして、尻ポケットから財布を出そうとしたが、財布がないのに気がついた。財布の中に「敬老パス」が入っているのだ。こんなことは６５歳で敬老パスを初めて持って以来昨日まで１０年間で初めてだ。
　「敬老パス」がなければ、切符を買わなければならない。栄まで２７０円。往復で５４０円。大失敗。年間５０００円払って発行されている敬老パスを、忘れていては敬老パスを持っている意味がない。
　幸い、鞄の中に１０００円札（非常時用）が入っていて、切符は買うことができた。大損害だ。
今後、玄関を出るときには財布を持っているかチェックしなければならないとおもった。

Forgetting My Pass for the Aged

　　I forgot to bring my wallet with me when I was about to pull it out from my hip-pocket at a subway station. My keiro-pass (pass for the aged issued by Nagoya City) is in it. I had never forgotten the pass since I got it　10 years ago when I was 65 years old.
　　You can’t take a subway to Sakae without the pass, of course. You have to buy a ticket, which costs 270 yen. That is 540 yen for the round trip. A big mistake. Having the pass is nonsense if you cannot use it. You pay 5,000 yen per year to get your pass issued.
　　Fortunately, I had 1,000 yen in my bag. (I always keep 1,000 yen bill for emergency.) So, I bought the ticket, but it was a big financial damage.
　　I have resolved that I would see to it that I have my wallet when I leave my house.